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    The Prime Minister is ousted in a 1970s coup carried out by the New Jewel party. In which country did this event take place?

    Question #45637. Asked by shady shaker. (Mar 24 04 5:26 AM)


    nzhou

    		Grenada

    Mar 24 04, 5:55 AM
    shady shaker

    		Correctly - if succinctly - answered. The Prime Minister was Sir Eric Gairy. The leader of the New Jewel Party was Maurice Bishop, later to be killed by his deputy in October, 1983. In that same month, U.S. forces invaded the country.

    Mar 24 04, 6:01 AM

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