Grenada had a very interesting story on its way to independence from Britain in 1950s and after. Many people were killed and so much blood was shed on their bloody route. When Grenada achieved independence there were many other political movements, excluding government, searching for power. I will describe Maurice Bishop's rise to power, who was one of the major characters of Grenada's history and who changed many aspects of its politics, overthrew Sir Eric …showed first 75 words of 2232 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2232 total…gt; Bishop's charisma and his democratic sensibilities, though, proved not to be a substitute for wielding authority and leadership. To be concluded... Bibliography: 1.<Tab/>"Grenada, An Eyewitness Account of the US Invasion and the Caribbean History that Provoked it", by Hugh O'Shaughnessy, Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1984. 2.<Tab/>"The New Jewel Movement, Grenada's Revolution, 1979-1983", by Gregory Sandford, Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State, 1985.