Grenada
Grenada won independence in 1974; its 1979 revolution then made it the anglophone Caribbean’s first socialist state, until the U.S. invasion of 1983.
The Land Before
Kalinago (Carib) stronghold; its mountain redoubts held Europeans off longer than most of the chain.
The Colonial Record
French then British sugar island; Fédon’s revolt, inspired by Haiti, nearly overturned the plantation order.
The Timeline of Record
| 1498 | Columbus sights the island; the Kalinago hold it against settlement for another 150 years. |
| 1763 | France cedes Grenada to Britain; sugar and nutmeg transform it. |
| 1795–1796 | Fédon’s rebellion — inspired by the French Revolution and Haiti — frees the enslaved and holds most of the island for over a year. |
| 1834 | Abolition. |
| 1974 | Independence. |
| 1979–1983 | The New Jewel Movement’s revolution ends in invasion; the Spice Isle rebuilds as a stable democracy. |
What Grenada Gave the Record
Fédon’s rebellion (1795–96) freed much of the island for over a year — one of the great forgotten revolts of the plantation Americas.
The Current Wire
Nutmeg, cocoa, and tourism; the revolution and invasion remain live memory in Caribbean politics.
WIRE STAMPED AUGUST 29, 2026 · THIS MODULE IS UPDATED AS EVENTS MOVE — THE RECORD ABOVE STANDS PERMANENT.
Sources & Further Reading
- 1. "Grenada," The World Factbook — U.S. Central Intelligence Agency www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/grenada/ ↗
- 2. "Grenada — history, geography, & culture," Encyclopaedia Britannica — Encyclopaedia Britannica www.britannica.com/place/Grenada ↗
- 3. World Heritage List — Grenada — UNESCO World Heritage Centre whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/gd ↗
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