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People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada) | |
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Active | 1979–1983 |
Country | Grenada |
Allegiance | People's Revolutionary Government |
Branch | People's Revolutionary Armed Forces |
Type | National security |
Size | 1,200 soldiers |
Garrison/HQ | Fort George |
Nickname(s) | PRA |
Colors | Red and White[1] |
Engagements | United States invasion of Grenada |
Commanders | |
Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council | Hudson Austin (last) |
Vice Minister of Defense and Chief of Staff | Major Einstein Louison[2][3] |
Insignia | |
Symbol[1] |
The People’s Revolutionary Army (PRA) was the military of Grenada between 1979 and 1983. The People's Revolutionary Militia served as its reserve force. The two, alongside the Grenada Police and the Coast Guard, were collectively termed as the People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (PRAF) from 1981.
-shirts featuring a flower with a red circle in the middle. The circle was the symbol of the People's Revolutionary Army (see Anonymous 1982a)... ...At some meetings the flag of the People's Revolutionary Army (PRA), consisting of a single red circle on a white background, was displayed, but most often streamers of triangular flags were hung