No-one saw him as an alternative to the increasingly-authoritarian left-wing regime of Maurice Bishop in the early 1980s.

The seventeen have always maintained that they cannot be held responsible in relation to the murders of Maurice Bishop and the seven others.

Maurice Bishop announced the formation of the PRG over radio.

U.S. actions in earlier years to undermine the government of Maurice Bishop were barely reported.

They were tried in August 1986 on charges of ordering the murder of Maurice Bishop and seven others.

After the killing of Maurice Bishop, he formed a military government with himself as chairman to rule Grenada.

In the fighting before the invasion, Maurice Bishop, who had earlier seized power in what he called a revolution, was killed along with associates.

March 13 - Maurice Bishop leads a successful coup in Grenada.

There's also a display on the assassination of Maurice Bishop and the US invasion that followed.

Inside the inner fort is the courtyard where Maurice Bishop was executed.