Hudson Austin

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Hudson Austin was a Grenadian military officer and political figure who played a key role in the 1979–1983 revolutionary government and briefly led the country following the 1983 coup.

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instanceOf Grenadian military personnel
Grenadian politician
military officer
person
politician
cameToPowerFollowing 1983 coup in Grenada
continentOfActivity North America
countryOfCitizenship Grenada
headOfGovernmentOf Grenada
ideology Marxism–Leninism
militaryBranch People's Revolutionary Army
notableEvent 1979 Grenadian Revolution
1983 Grenadian coup
United States invasion of Grenada
notableFor leading the Revolutionary Military Council that briefly ruled Grenada in October 1983
notableWork leadership role in the 1979–1983 Grenadian revolutionary government
politicalMovement Grenadian Revolution
positionHeld commander of the People's Revolutionary Army
de facto head of state of Grenada
head of the Revolutionary Military Council of Grenada
reasonForEndOfRule United States-led invasion of Grenada in October 1983
regionOfActivity Caribbean
roleInEvent key military leader in the 1979–1983 revolutionary government of Grenada
leader of the Revolutionary Military Council after the 1983 coup in Grenada
timePeriodOfActivity 1970s
1980s
wasAllyOf Maurice Bishop
wasAssociatedWith New Jewel Movement
wasOpponentOf United States government policies in the Caribbean during the Cold War

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