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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.
Maurice Bishop Grenada: 1979–1983 The Constitution was suspended after the bloodless ouster of former Prime Minister Eric Gairy, yet some rights protections were simultaneously enacted under The People's Laws 1979. The declared plans for a Constitutional referendum were not carried out prior to Bishop's assassination in October 1983. [3] Saye ...
Bishop was led to Fort Rupert by a crowd celebrating his release, and Creft decided to follow him. [3] The army, under the command of General Hudson Austin , took action against Bishop's supporters. They arrested the leader and several members of his government and followers, including Creft, lined them up against a wall, and shot them.
— James Osgood Andrew, American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (2 March 1871) "I am positioned between Heaven and Earth and feel like I am surrounded by nothing but light. Kiss me one last time! If I have failed in my duties toward you, then forgive me." ("Jag befinner mig mellan himmel och jord och tycker mig omgiven av idel ...
— Maurice Barrymore, British stage actor (25 March 1905), quoting his play Nadjezda "Syrie, my head is so heavy. Let me rest it on your face." [3] [note 2] — Thomas John Barnardo, Irish-born British philanthropist, founder of the Barnardo's charity (19 September 1905), to his wife "Make them." [3]
"One Last Cry" is a song co-written and co-produced by Brandon Barnes, Melanie Barnes and Brian McKnight. [6] The song was performed by American contemporary R&B singer Brian McKnight , issued in May 1993 by Mercury Records as the fourth single from his eponymous debut album (1992).
Antonio Veciana Blanch (October 18, 1928 – June 18, 2020) was a Cuban exile who became the founder and a leader of the anti-Castro group Alpha 66. [1] [2]In the mid-1970s, Veciana told the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) that a representative for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) he knew as Maurice Bishop directed him to organize Alpha 66 and helped plan ...
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]