NJM

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NJM is the abbreviation for the New Jewel Movement, a Marxist-Leninist political organization that led the 1979 revolution in Grenada.

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NJM canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political organization
revolutionary movement
abbreviation NJM
cameToPowerOnDate 1979-03-13
conflict internal power struggle of 1983
country Grenada
deputyLeader Bernard Coard
dissolvedInYear 1983
establishedGovernment People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
foreignPolicyOrientation pro-Cuban
pro-Soviet
foundedBy Bernard Coard
Kenrick Radix
Maurice Bishop
Selwyn Strachan
Unison Whiteman
foundedInPlace Grenada
foundedInYear 1973
fullName New Joint Endeavor for Welfare, Education, and Liberation
governedFromYear 1979
governedTerritory Grenada
governedToYear 1983
hadArmedWing true
ideology Marxism-Leninism
linked to: Marxism–Leninism
implementedPolicy land reform
literacy campaigns
public health expansion
workers' rights measures
languageOfPolitics English
leader Maurice Bishop
ledRevolution 1979 Grenadian Revolution
lostPowerAfterEvent 1983 United States invasion of Grenada
operatedDuringColdWar true
opposedBy Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) leaders
linked to: OECS

United States
overthrewGovernmentOf Eric Gairy
politicalPosition far-left
left-wing
precededBy Grenada National Party government
primaryReligionContext Christian-majority society
region Caribbean
resultOfInternalConflict execution of Maurice Bishop
slogan Forward Ever, Backward Never
supportedBy Cuba
Soviet Union
typeOfEconomyPromoted state-led socialist economy

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New Jewel Movement abbreviation NJM
subject linked to: NJM