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Invasion of Grenada

Invasion of Grenada
A U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter hovers above the ground near a Soviet ZU-23 anti-aircraft weapon during the invasion
Military Conflict
ConflictGrenada Invasion
Date25 October � 15 December 1983
LocationGrenada
ResultDecisive United States/CPF victory
United States
CPF:
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Dominica
Jamaica
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Grenada
Cuba
United States Ronald Reagan
United States Admiral Joseph Metcalf III
United States H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Grenada Hudson Austin
Cuba Pedro Tórtolo
United States:
7,300
infantry,
Marines,
special forces
CPF:
353
infantry,
Marines
Grenada:
~1,500
infantry,
militia
Cuba:
722
special forces,
engineers
United States:
19 killed,
116 wounded
Grenada:
45 killed,
358 wounded
Cuba:
25 killed,
59 wounded,
638 captured

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The Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was a 1983 US-led invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation with a population of just over 100,000 located 100 mi (160.9 km) north of Venezuela. It was triggered by a military coup which ousted a brief revolutionary government. The successful invasion led to a change of government but was controversial due to charges of American imperialism, Cold War politics, the involvement of Cuba, the unstable state of the Grenadian government, and Grenada's status as a Commonwealth realm with Elizabeth II as the monarch.

Grenada gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Left wing rebels seized power in a coup in 1979. After a 1983 internal power struggle ended with the deposition and murder of revolutionary Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, the invasion began on 25 October 1983. A combined force of about 7,600 troops from the United States, Jamaica and members of the Regional Security System (RSS) defeated Grenadian resistance and the military government of Hudson Austin was deposed.

The invasion was criticized by the United Kingdom, Canada and the United Nations General Assembly, which condemned it as "a flagrant violation of international law". It enjoyed broad public support in the United States. Some sectors in Grenada welcomed the invasion, as they viewed the post-coup regime as illegitimate. 25 October is a national holiday in Grenada, called Thanksgiving Day, to commemorate this event. Additionally, on 29 May 2009, the Point Salines International Airport was officially renamed in honor of the slain pre-coup leader Maurice Bishop by the Government of Grenada.

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