00:00And 42 years since U.S. military invasion of Grenada, known as Operation Urgent Fury,
00:05where at least 70 Grenadians were killed and 358 injured. Let's see more.
00:15After the fall of the Eric Gehry regime in 1979, at the hands of the New Jewel Movement
00:20and with Maurice Bishop as Prime Minister, Grenada began profound social reforms,
00:24alphabetization, public health and labor improvements.
00:27One of the key projects was the construction of Point Salines International Airport with Cuban support,
00:35aimed at economic development and promoting tourism.
00:38The United States government, led at the time by Ronald Reagan,
00:41declared this to be a supposed Soviet-Cuban military threat in the Caribbean.
00:45As a result, the United States maintained a policy of siege and destabilization against the government of Grenada.
00:50...de asedio y desestabilizaciĂłn contra el gobierno de Granada.
00:54In this context, the internal situation became more complicated in 1983,
01:02with divisions within the government culminating in a coup led by Vice President Bernard Cord
01:06and General Hudson Austin, both allies of the United States.
01:10During the coup, Bishop was arrested and, after massive protests in his support,
01:14was executed along with several collaborators on October 19.
01:17Following the riots, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States requested United States military intervention,
01:23arguing that there was a danger to the stability and safety of United States citizens,
01:27most of whom were medical students at SD, Georgia's university.
01:31En su mayorĂa, estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad de St. George.
01:34On October 25, 1983, the United States launched Operation Urgent Fury,
01:44sending nearly 7,600 soldiers to join forces with Jamaica, Barbados, and other countries in the region.
01:50The stated objective was to restore democratic order, protect United States,
02:04and overthrow the military government that had emerged after Bishop's death of a sovereign assault,
02:14with the capture of Point Salines Airport being key to ensuring logistical control.
02:19Siendo clave la captura del aeropuerto de Point Salines para asegurar el control logĂstico.
02:25La resistencia granadina fue superada por las fuerzas...
02:28The Grenadian resistance was overpowered by the United States military forces.
02:32The invasion resulted in the killing of at least a hundred citizens,
02:35and an occupation that installed a pro-United States interim government,
02:39and called for elections in 1984,
02:41dismantling the sovereign and revolutionary government.
02:47Internationally, the operation was widely condemned as a violation of international law,
02:51with the unvoting 108-9, and repudiation of the invasion.
02:54However, it highlighted the persistence of United States interventionism in Latin America,
02:59and the Caribbean to prevent governments that challenge its hegemony.
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