Maurice Bishop

The Right Honourable Maurice Bishop
Maurice Bishop in Saxony, East Germany 11 June 1982
2nd Prime Minister of Grenada (People's Revolutionary Government)
In office 13 March 1979 – 16 October 1983
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Sir Paul Scoon (powers limited)
Deputy	Bernard Coard
Preceded by	Sir Eric Gairy
Succeeded by	Bernard Coard
Personal details
Born	Maurice Rupert Bishop (1944-05-29)29 May 1944 Aruba, Curaçao and Dependencies
Died	19 October 1983(1983-10-19) (aged 39) Fort Rupert, St. George's, Grenada
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Political party	New Jewel Movement
Spouse	Angela Redhead ​ (m. 1966)​
Domestic partner	Jacqueline Creft
Children	Nadia (born 1969) John (born 1971) Vladimir Creft (1977–1994)
Education	London School of Economics King's College London

Maurice Rupert Bishop (29 May 1944 – 19 October 1983) was a Grenadian revolutionary and the leader of New Jewel Movement – a Marxist–Leninist party that sought to prioritise socio-economic development, education, and black liberation – that came to power during the 13 March 1979 revolution that removed Eric Gairy from office. Bishop headed the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada from 1979 to 1983, when he was dismissed from his post and executed during the coup by Bernard Coard, leading to upheaval.^[1]