People's Revolutionary Army

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The People's Revolutionary Army was the military wing of Grenada's Marxist-Leninist New Jewel Movement that came to power after the 1979 revolution.

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People's Revolutionary Army canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed wing
military organization
activeDuringPeriod 1979–1983
allegiance People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada NERFINISHED
associatedEvent 1979 Grenadian Revolution NERFINISHED
associatedPoliticalParty New Jewel Movement NERFINISHED
conflict United States invasion of Grenada NERFINISHED
internal power struggle within the New Jewel Movement in 1983
country Grenada NERFINISHED
countryServed People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada NERFINISHED
dateFounded 1979
disbanded 1983
disbandedAfterEvent United States invasion of Grenada NERFINISHED
foundedAfterEvent 1979 Grenadian Revolution NERFINISHED
foundedBy New Jewel Movement NERFINISHED
garrison Fort Rupert, St. George's NERFINISHED
governmentFormServed People's Revolutionary Government NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation St. George's, Grenada NERFINISHED
ideology Marxism–Leninism
languageOfCommand English
militaryBranchOf New Jewel Movement NERFINISHED
notableCommander Bernard Coard NERFINISHED
Ewart Layne NERFINISHED
Hudson Austin NERFINISHED
Liam James NERFINISHED
Selwyn Strachan NERFINISHED
notableEvent confrontation during Operation Urgent Fury in October 1983
seizure of power in March 1979
opposedBy Caribbean Peacekeeping Force NERFINISHED
United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED
partOf New Jewel Movement NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment pro-Cuban
pro-Soviet
precededBy Grenada Defence Force NERFINISHED
primaryTask defense of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
internal security
support for revolutionary policies of the New Jewel Movement
receivedSupportFrom Cuba NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
region Caribbean
replaced Grenada Defence Force NERFINISHED
role military wing of the New Jewel Movement
status defunct
succeededBy reconstituted Grenada Defence Force under Governor-General
trainingAssistanceFrom Cuba NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
type revolutionary army
usedDoctrine Marxist–Leninist military doctrine

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New Jewel Movement createdBody People's Revolutionary Army
Grenadian Revolution involvedParty People's Revolutionary Army