British tourist’s view of Grenada military coup

Title

British tourist’s view of Grenada military coup

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:27

Description

Interview with a British tourist at a Grenada hotel after the military coup, on what they observed including crowd rioting, release of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop from house arrest and subsequent shooting dead of him with two of his ministers. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Revolutions; Grenada; Military affairs; Riots; Prime ministers; Hotels; Executions; Cabinet ministers; Military government; Tourists; Maurice Bishop

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