Maurice Bishop
Maurice Bishop | |
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Bishop giving a speech in military uniform. | |
| Prime Minister of Grenada (People's Revolutionary Government) | |
| In office 13 March 1979 – 14 October 1983 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Sir Paul Scoon (powers limited) |
| Deputy | Bernard Coard |
| Preceded by | Sir Eric Gairy |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Coard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maurice Rupert Bishop 29 May 1944 Aruba, Curaçao and Dependencies |
| Died | 19 October 1983 (aged 39) Fort Rupert, St. George's, Grenada |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Party | New JEWEL Movement |
| Spouse |
Angela Redhead (m. 1966) |
| Domestic partner | Jacqueline Creft |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | London School of Economics King's College London |
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Maurice Rupert Bishop (29 May 1944 – 19 October 1983) was a Grenadian revolutionary, politician and the leader of the New JEWEL Movement (NJM), a party that sought to prioritise socio-economic development, education and true black liberation. The NJM came to power on 13 March 1979 and ushered in the Grenada revolution and installed the People's Revolutionary Government which removed Prime Minister Eric Gairy from office. Bishop headed the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada (PRG) from 1979 to 1983. In October 1983, he was deposed as Prime Minister and executed during a coup engineered internally by Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard. This quickly led to the demise of the PRG.