Eric Gairy

grenada, prime minister, trade union, independence, gulp

Born Feb 18, 1922

St. George's, Grenada

Passed Away Aug 23, 1997 St. George's, Grenada

Lifespan 75 years old

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"The barefoot laborers of Grenada built this land, and their rights shall never be trampled."

Archival Overview

Trade union leader and first Prime Minister of independent Grenada who led the country to national sovereignty in 1974.

Biographical Record

Sir Eric Matthew Gairy was a flamboyant and influential trade union leader and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of Grenada from 1974 to 1979.

Founding the Grenada Manual, Maritime, and Intellectual Workers' Union (GMMIWU) in 1950, Gairy organized the massive 1951 general strike that secured higher wages and political franchise for agricultural workers, challenging the white planter elite.

He founded the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) and successfully negotiated Grenada's full independence from the United Kingdom in 1974 before his government was overthrown by the New Jewel Movement in 1979.

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Final Resting Place

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Grand Anse Cemetery
St. George's, Grenada

                         GPS: 12.0250, -61.7667                    

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