Maurice Bishop1979
Comes to power by means of a Marxist coup
Grenada · Revolution / Revolution of Grenada. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Comes to power by means of a Marxist coup
Overthrown by a military pro-Soviet coup, Bishop is shot dead
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