"Independence was granted on 7 February 1974 under the leadership of Eric Gairy, who became the first Prime Minister of Grenada. The new country became a ...
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member of the Commonwealth, with Queen Elizabeth as Head of State. In March 1979, the Marxist–Leninist New Jewel Movement overthrew Gairy´s government in a popular bloodless coup d´état and established the People´s Revolutionary Government (PRG), headed by Maurice Bishop as Prime Minister.[11] Bishop was later executed by military hardliners, prompting a U.S.-led invasion in October 1983. Since then democratic governance has been restored and the island has remained politically stable." - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020)
- Latitude12.116666793823
- Longitude-61.666667938232
- Population107818