New Jewel Movement

political organization, Grenada

Also known as: NJM

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The New Jewel Movement (NJM) was a political organization in Grenada that, along with other opposition parties, reduced the parliamentary majority of Prime Minister Eric Gairy in the 1976 election. On March 13, 1979, while Gairy was out of the country, the NJM staged a bloodless coup, established a People's Revolutionary Government (PRG), and named their leader, Maurice Bishop, as prime minister. The PRG aimed to rebuild Grenada's economy and implemented social and economic reforms. However, internal divisions within the NJM led to a military coup on October 13, 1983, during which Bishop was killed. This was followed by a U.S.-led invasion on October 25, 1983, which overthrew the military government and restored constitutional rule.12

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…and a coalition called the New Jewel Movement (NJM), along with other opposition parties, succeeded in reducing GULP’s majority in Parliament in the 1976 election. On March 13, 1979, while Gairy was out of the country, the NJM staged a bloodless coup, proclaimed a People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG), and named…
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…and a coalition called the New Jewel Movement (NJM), along with other opposition parties, succeeded in reducing GULP’s majority in Parliament in the 1976 election. On March 13, 1979, while Gairy was out of the country, the NJM staged a bloodless coup, proclaimed a People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG), and named…
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…was overthrown by the leftist New Jewel Movement led by the charismatic Maurice Bishop. Over the next several years the Bishop regime socialized the country, signed mutual-assistance agreements with Soviet-bloc states, and hastened construction of a large airstrip that the United States feared would ultimately be used by Soviet aircraft.…
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…was overthrown by the leftist New Jewel Movement led by the charismatic Maurice Bishop. Over the next several years the Bishop regime socialized the country, signed mutual-assistance agreements with Soviet-bloc states, and hastened construction of a large airstrip that the United States feared would ultimately be used by Soviet aircraft.…
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