Eric Gairy

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor social justice
education reform
gptkbp:associatedWith Caribbean_politics
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-12-18
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Grenadian_economy
gptkbp:deathDate 2017-12-23
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_the_West_Indies
gptkbp:faced corruption allegations
human rights abuses
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Grenada_United_Labour_Party
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eric Gairy
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Grenadian_independence_movement
gptkbp:influenced Grenadian_culture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Marcus_Garvey
gptkbp:involvedIn labor movements
Grenadian_politics
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn political unrest
gptkbp:knownFor leading_Grenada_to_independence
gptkbp:legacy controversial political figure
gptkbp:nationality Grenadian
African_descent
gptkbp:nickname The Father of Independence
gptkbp:occupation Prime Minister
gptkbp:office gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Grenada
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Maurice_Bishop's_government
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Saint_George's,_Grenada
gptkbp:placeOfDeath New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Grenada_United_Labour_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Prime Minister
gptkbp:politicalRole 1950s-1980s
gptkbp:predecessor George_Brizan
gptkbp:promoted tourism_in_Grenada
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:respondsTo 1980s
after exile
gptkbp:retired 1979-03-13
gptkbp:servedIn Minister of Finance
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Education
Minister of Labour
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mavis_Gairy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Maurice_Bishop
gptkbp:supported trade unions
British_colonial_rule
gptkbp:termEnd 1979-03-13
gptkbp:termStart 1974-02-07
gptkbp:wasA activist
trade unionist
controversial leader
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:Maurice_Bishop