Revolutionary movements can be destroyed from within by their own leaders, as demonstrated by Maurice Bishop of Grenada, who was betrayed and executed by his deputy Bernard Coard in 1983 despite his successful revolution that achieved zero unemployment and full literacy in just four years.
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The Caribbean's most beloved revolutionary was murdered by his closest ally. It's 1979 Grenada. A young lawyer named Maurice Bishop leads a bloodless coup against [music] a corrupt dictator. He builds schools across the tiny island. Unemployment drops to zero.
Full literacy in just four years. The people adore him and world leaders take notice. His deputy Bernard Coard grows jealous of Bishop's popularity. Secret meetings begin among hardline communists in the party. In October 1983, Coard's faction places Bishop under house arrest. Thousands march to free their beloved leader. Bishop escapes to rally his supporters.
>> [music] >> Coard's soldiers surround them at the fort. Machine guns open fire. Bishop falls against a prison wall. The revolutionary destroyed by revolution was Maurice Bishop.
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