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Grenada gri nA' da, an island nation in the Caribbean |
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 Grenada: Facts and Figures Origin of Name probably named after the Spanish city of Granada. Location approximately 90 miles north of Trinidad. Area 133 sq mi. Population 110,152. Capital Saint George's. Independence from United Kingdom Achieved February 7, 1974. |
The Coup of 1979 The government of Prime Minister Sir Eric M. Gairy was overthrown in a pre-dawn coup d'etat on March 13, 1979, by Maurice Bishop, head of the opposition New Jewel Movement. |
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