People's Revolutionary Militia

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The People's Revolutionary Militia was a paramilitary organization in Grenada that served as the mass armed wing supporting the revolutionary government led by the New Jewel Movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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People's Revolutionary Militia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf paramilitary organization
activePeriod early 1980s
late 1970s
armedBranchType civilian militia
armedWingOf New Jewel Movement
associatedEvent Grenadian Revolution
United States invasion of Grenada
continent North America
country Grenada
disbandedAfter United States invasion of Grenada in 1983
overthrow of the New Jewel Movement government in 1983
establishedAfter New Jewel Movement came to power in 1979
function mobilization of civilian supporters under arms
governmentAllegiance People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
historicalEra Cold War
ideology Marxism–Leninism
socialism
languageOfCommand English
locatedIn Grenada
opposedBy United States
anti-government Grenadian opposition
partOf Grenadian Revolution
politicalAlignment left-wing
recruitmentBase supporters of the New Jewel Movement
region Caribbean
role internal security
mass armed wing of the revolutionary government
support to Grenadian armed forces
status defunct
supportedGovernment People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
supportedParty New Jewel Movement

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New Jewel Movement createdBody People's Revolutionary Militia
People's Revolutionary Government security apparatus includes People's Revolutionary Militia