Michael Manley

Michael Manley   (Politician)
Born	1924-12-10 Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Died	1997-03-06 (Age 72) Kingston, Jamaica
Nationality	Jamaica
Alma mater	London School of Economics
Religion	Roman Catholic
Party	People's National Party
Lost 1980 election after CIA campaign to destabilize Jamaica and unseat him  Prime Minister of Jamaica In office 2 March 1972 - 1 November 1980  Prime Minister of Jamaica In office 10 February 1989 - 30 March 1992  Jamaica/Leader of the Opposition  In office 1969 - 2 March 1972  Jamaica/Leader of the Opposition  In office 1 November 1980 - 10 February 1989

Michael Manley was the 4th Prime Minister of Jamaica who lost re-election in 1980 in a large CIA-directed regime change operation.

He was a populist.

The regime changed involved smuggling in large amounts of guns to create street violence. One of the opposition gangs also started the Eventide Home fire which killed 153 elderly women. Firemen who tried to extinguish fires were shot at, making their job impossible.

Some of the opposition leaders later went on to become parts of the CIA-Cocaine-Contra operation.

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