{"id":985,"date":"2016-11-20T17:09:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T22:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecaribbeanist.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=985"},"modified":"2019-03-10T15:46:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T19:46:04","slug":"peoples-revolutionary-armed-forces","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/grenadarevo.com\/glossary\/peoples-revolutionary-armed-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"People&#8217;s Revolutionary Armed Forces [PRAF]<span class=\"dashicons \" data-icon=\"\" style=\"color:#000;display:inline;vertical-align:baseline;\"><\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Formed in Grenada in 1981 and headed by General Hudson Austin, the People&#8217;s Revolutionary Armed Forces (PRAF) was the overall name for the various security branches involved in protecting Grenada\u00a0 during the Grenada Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>The PRAF\u00a0consisted of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the People&#8217;s Revolutionary Army (PRA) &#8211; Full-time soldiers who maintained law and order throughout 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