March 13th, 1979 (February 15), Kang Xi, Grenada coup. the coup

Grenada "target =" _blank "> Grenada to the southernmost tip of the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, the capital city of St. George, the total area of ​​344 square kilometers and a population of more than 110,000 residents are black and mulatto people . declared independence in February 1974, became an independent country in the Commonwealth, as Prime Minister by Eric Gehry
grid island of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic portal, guardian of the leads from southern Africa and South America the throat of the Panama Canal, the strategic position is very important., 2500 km away from the United States, the United States has been to Grenada as it controls the important Latin American chain. March 13, 1979, the New Jewel Movement led by Bishop (party name) launched an armed coup to overthrow the pro-Western Gehry government Bishop has announced that his party is inclined towards socialism in the Soviet Union, Cuba, supported by the new regime pro-Soviet Grenada ancient tendency has become more evident. (history Today TodayOnHistory.com) 1983 October 12, 2010, Deputy Prime Minister calder military coup under house arrest Bishop 19, thousands of people held demonstrations and clashes with the military, Bishop and three ministers killed by the military 20, 2009, the military announced the formation of the Revolutionary Committee, led by Army Commander Austin took power in (history www.lssdjt.com)
In order to contain the Soviet Union, ancient in this region, the United States to take advantage of grid internal re-coup situation in the turmoil, he has mustered Central America seven Caribbean countries, (L $ dj��.����T) codenamed "rage" armed invasion of Grenada launched the early morning of October 25, 1983, nearly 2000 U.S. Marines and Army officers and soldiers, aircraft carriers and helicopter escort, suddenly landed in Grenada. 300 armed personnel of the six countries along with the United States Army landing Grenada neighboring Barbados, Antigua. U.S. invasion Grenada, provoked strong condemnation of the world. many countries that the U.S. action a serious violation of a sovereign state, to require that all foreign troops withdraw immediately from Grenada. 3 November of the same year, the U.S. Army began to withdraw Grenada. (lssjt.cn)