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 | | After a failed British settlement attempt, the French "purchased" the island from the indigenous people in 1650, which resulted in warfare with the Caribs of Dominica and St. |
 | | Gairy's government became increasingly authoritarian, prompting a coup d'état in 1979 by the charismatic and popular left-wing leader Maurice Bishop. |
 | | Bishop's failure to allow elections, coupled with his socialism and cooperation with Communist Cuba did not sit well with the country's neighbours including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Dominica and the United States. |
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