Grenada invasion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_military_interventions
gptkbp:aftermath U. S. established a military presence
gptkbp:casualties approximately 25 Cuban soldiers
approximately 45 Grenadian soldiers
approximately 100 U. S. soldiers
gptkbp:code gptkb:Operation_Urgent_Fury
gptkbp:date October 25, 1983
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations mixed responses
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 weeks
gptkbp:election_year establishment of a democratic government
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:geographical_feature strategically located in the Caribbean
gptkbp:goal overthrow the government
gptkbp:governing_body held hearings on the invasion
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:U._S._intervention_in_Latin_America
gptkbp:historical_impact political instability
economic challenges
social changes
infrastructure damage
increased tourism post-invasion
gptkbp:historical_significance first U. S. military action in the Caribbean since 1965
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grenada invasion
gptkbp:involved_countries military advisors in Grenada
support for Grenadian government
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:U._S._military
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:battle
gptkb:U._S._Marines
regional security forces
Caribbean nations
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:People's_Revolutionary_Government
gptkbp:launched October 25, 1983
gptkbp:legacy debate over U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:legal_issue protecting American citizens
gptkbp:local_government led by Maurice Bishop
overthrown in 1983
gptkbp:location gptkb:Grenada
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive coverage
gptkbp:military_branch trained local security forces
influenced regional politics
facilitated humanitarian aid
lasted several years
established a new government
conducted reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:military_operation
naval blockades
restore order
ground assaults
combined arms operation
airborne assaults
interventionist approach
gptkbp:operational_status November 2, 1983
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:population approximately 100,000 at the time
gptkbp:president gptkb:Sir_Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:public_perception divided on the invasion
gptkbp:responds_to condemned the invasion
gptkbp:resulted_in restoration of the previous government
gptkbp:significance increased tensions in the Caribbean
gptkbp:strategic_importance Cuban influence in the region