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The People’s Revolutionary Army (PRA) was the military of Grenada between 1979 and 1983. The People's Revolutionary Militia served as its reserve force. The two, alongside the Grenada Police and the Coast Guard, were collectively termed as the People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (PRAF) from 1981.
Cuba then installed a contingent of active military personnel in Grenada as well as agents of its security services. In addition to its alliance with Cuba, the government of Maurice Bishop also received, in 1980, the support of Daniel Ortega, Sandinista president of Nicaragua, who announced his solidarity with the revolution in Grenada.
The Cuban military presence in Grenada was more complex than initially evaluated by the U.S. [47] [48] Most of the Cuban civilian expatriates present were also military reservists. [48] Fidel Castro described the Cuban construction crews in Grenada as "workers and soldiers at the same time", claiming the dual nature of their role was consistent ...
The People's Revolutionary Militia (French: Milice Révolutionnaire Populaire), was the militia force created by the New Jewel Movement (NJM) after it seized power to provide local security against sabotage, involve masses in political action and provide a 5,000 member reserve force for the People's Revolutionary Army (PRA). Due to equipment ...
Hudson Austin (26 April 1938 – 24 September 2022) [1] was a general in the People's Revolutionary Army of Grenada. After the killing of Maurice Bishop, he formed a military government with himself as chairman to rule Grenada.
People's Revolutionary Army may refer to: People's Revolutionary Army (Argentina) People's Revolutionary Army (Colombia) People's Revolutionary Army (El Salvador) Popular Revolutionary Army (Mexico) People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada) National Revolutionary Army (China) Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army; Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army
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.
The Grenada 17 always maintained that they could not be held responsible for the murders. The accused who were in positions of authority in government and the army claim to have given no orders for the executions. Callistus Bernard, the private who admits to organizing the firing squad and having shot Bishop, states that he "lost it".