3 - Prime Minister Maurice Bishop - New York 1983 - Hunter College

In his 1983 Hunter College speech, Bishop mockingly paraphrased a State Department report, bringing down the house: "Grenada is a particular threat as an English-speaking, Black revolution that could have a dangerous influence on Blacks in the U.S."-which indeed it did, and on progressives worldwide. But the inability of Grenada's new leaders to resolve differences over governance-probably fed by CIA aid to opposition factions-led to the turmoil that opened the gates for the U.S. invasion. Bernard Coard, the finance and deputy prime minister, began waging factional warfare against Bishop and his allies, culminating in the October 13 military coup.

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