Maurice Bishop

Maurice Rupert Bishop (May 29, 1944 - October 19, 1983) was a Grenadian polician. His New Jewel Movement overthrew the Eric Gairy regime in 1979 and he became Prime Minister of Grenada. His government put into effect many Leninist policies and sought closer relationships with Fidel Castro's Cuba, the Soviet Union and other Communist bloc In October 1983, Bishop was executed at Fort Rupert, St. George's with a number of his supporters after a military coup d'état, lead by Bishop's erstwhile friend and Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard, against his government. This event prompted a U.S.-led invasion of the island, "Operation Urgent Fury".

He had planned to build a large international airport on Grenada with Cuban assistance, which was eventually completed with U.S. assistance several years later.