Grenada Invaded: U.S. Restores Order After Coup
The United States and six Caribbean nations invaded Grenada on October 25, 1983, six days after a military coup overthrew and executed Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. The operation, codenamed Urgent Fury, deployed 7,600 American troops alongside token forces from Jamaica, Barbados, and other island states. Resistance came primarily from about 600 Cuban construction workers and military advisors. The invasion lasted three days. Nineteen American soldiers were killed, along with 25 Cubans and 45 Grenadians. Reagan cited the protection of 600 American medical students on the island as justification, though the students later gave mixed accounts of whether they felt threatened. The UN General Assembly condemned the invasion 108 to 9. The operation restored the pre-coup government and expelled all Cuban personnel.
October 25, 1983
43 years ago
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