Grenada, U.S. maintained a policy of siege and destabilization against the govt.

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The United States' involvement in Grenada has long been viewed through the lens of siege and destabilization, particularly surrounding the events of the 1983 invasion known as Operation Urgent Fury. teleSUR

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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 desestabilización 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 mayoría, 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 logístico.

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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