Grenada, 1983 — foreign-backed coup

Coding note: the dataset labels this a foreign-backed coup, accurately, as it was a US-led military intervention that overthrew the Revolutionary Military Council governing Grenada; the RMC's chairman Hudson Austin and other members were arrested, matching the dataset's arrested-or-jailed fate. Date nuance flagged: the dataset dates this October 31, 1983; the invasion began October 25, 1983 and Austin was captured October 30, 1983, so the dataset date falls at the tail of the operation as the RMC leadership was rounded up, and the fuller timeline (invasion October 25, Austin captured October 30) is recorded. Arc link: this is the second of two linked Grenada records, following directly from the October 19 killing of Bishop and the RMC's seizure of power (enriched in the same batch). Contested subject handled neutrally: the invasion's legality and justification were disputed; the UN General Assembly condemned it and the US cited student safety, a Caribbean request, and Cuban and Soviet influence; these positions are recorded as documented rather than adjudicated. Aftermath: Governor-General Scoon assumed interim authority, an advisory council under Nicholas Brathwaite governed, and elections were held in December 1984, later context. Casualty figures (US, Cuban, Grenadian military and civilian) are documented in sources and recorded there rather than asserted here.