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Maurice Bishop
Revolutionary prime minister of Grenada
The young lawyer who overthrew a dictator in a bloodless coup, built schools and clinics across the Spice Isle, and was consumed by the revolution he started.
The rise
London-educated in law, Bishop co-founded the New Jewel Movement in Grenada. On 13 March 1979, while dictator Eric Gairy was abroad, Bishop seized power in a nearly bloodless coup and established the People's Revolutionary Government, launching literacy campaigns, building an international airport, and expanding free healthcare.