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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.
The flag of Grenada consists of two yellow triangles at the top and bottom and two green triangles at the hoist and fly.These are surrounded by a red border charged with six five-pointed yellow stars – three at the top centre and three at the bottom centre – along with an additional star on a red disc at the centre and a nutmeg at the hoist triangle.
The Popular Revolutionary Government had come to consider the Grenadian churches (Catholic, Protestant and Anglican) as direct adversaries: a report from the Grenadian authorities described the clergy as the most dangerous of potential counter-revolutionary centers and recommended continuous surveillance of the churches, as well as the ...
The national symbols of Grenada are the symbols that are used in Grenada and abroad to represent the country and its people. Prominent examples include Grenada's coat of arms as a Grenadian symbol and its penny .
Flag of Grenada; List of Grenadian flags; G. Grenada dove; Grenada National State Anthem; H. Hail Grenada; N. Nutmeg This page was last edited on 11 March 2024 ...
The military transported the bodies to an isolated peninsula known as Calivigny. "Their remains were put in a pit with tires and other debris, and set on fire." [17] The remains of Bishop and the others have never been found. Banner of the Grenada Revolution, located in Grenada National Museum
Grenada (/ ɡ r ə ˈ n eɪ d ə / ⓘ grə-NAY-də; Grenadian Creole French: Gwenad, ) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea.The southernmost of the Windward Islands, Grenada is directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and about 100 miles (160 km) north of Trinidad and the South American mainland.
US Army Rangers parachute into Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury. A U.S.–Caribbean led force invaded Grenada on 25 October 1983, in an action called Operation Urgent Fury, and swiftly defeated the Grenadian forces and their Cuban allies. [33] During the fighting 45 Grenadians, 25 Cubans, and 19 Americans were killed.