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Mongoose Gang
The '''Mongoose Gang''' was a  [[private army]] or [[militia]] which operated from 19670 to 1979 under the control of Sir [[Eric Gairy]], the [[List of heads of government of Grenada|Premier]] and later [[Prime Minister of Grenada|Prime Minister]] of [[Grenada]], and head of the [[Grenada United Labour Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDgairy.htm|title=Eric Gairy : Biography|accessdate=2013-10-08}}</ref><ref name="Olson1991">{{cite book|author=James Stuart Olson|title=Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyqepNdgUWkC&pg=PA262|year=1991|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-26257-9|pages=262–}}</ref>

Officially, Mongoose Gang members were called '''Special Reserve Police''' (S.R.P.) or '''Volunteer Constables'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegrenadarevolutiononline.com/bloodymonday.html|title=BLOODY MONDAY, or the "Battle of St. George's" 21 January 1974|accessdate=2017-06-06}}</ref> Therefore, the terms "police aides" and "Mongoose Gang" were sometimes used synonymously and interchangeably; (contracted; show full)==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=980OYZ6M7k0 Video: GRENADA POLICE - Reporter statement about Grenadian police]
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}

[[Category:History of British Grenada]]
[[Category:Private armies]]
[[Category:Paramilitary organisations based in Grenada]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 19
670]]
[[Category:Political repression]]
[[Category:Anti-communist organizations]]
[[Category:Secret police]]