Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Maurice Rupert Bishop (29 May 1944 – 19 October 1983) was a Grenadian revolutionary and the leader of the New Jewel Movement (NJM) – a Marxist–Leninist party that sought to prioritise socio-economic development, education and black liberation.
Once his detention became publicly known, mass protests occurred throughout the country. On 19 October, "crowds estimated at between 15,000 to 30,000 persons shut down workplaces, poured into the streets of the capital, St. George’s, and freed Bishop from house arrest." [1] Bishop then went with a large group to army headquarters at Fort Rupert.
The Mongoose Gang was responsible for silencing critics, [6] breaking up demonstrations and murdering opponents of the Gairy regime, including Rupert Bishop, the father of Maurice Bishop, in January 1974. Maurice Bishop himself was beaten by members of the Mongoose Gang two months previously, in November 1973, and jailed. [7]
Death Row Inmate Mouthed a 2-Word Message to His Victims’ Families in Final Moments Before His Execution. Kimberlee Speakman. February 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM. FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty .
The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2] Due to this fluctuation as well as lag and inconsistencies in inmate reporting procedures across jurisdictions , the information may become outdated.
A Texas man convicted of murdering a pastor was put to death on Wednesday — and uttered chilling last words prior to being executed. Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was convicted for the 2011 killing ...
A fractured Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose appeal drew national attention and support from the state’s conservative attorney ...
The Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement attracted 5% of the votes and obtained no elected representatives. Blaize became Prime Minister for the third time. The trial of 18 people charged with the murder of Maurice Bishop and the seven other prisoners began in June 1985, then was adjourned until March the following year.