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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| People's Revolutionary Army canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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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