1967 - Grenada becomes autonomous, with foreign and defence affairs remaining under British control. Independence, revolution and invasion 1974 - Grenada becomes independent with Gairy as prime minister. 1995 February - Agriculture Minister George Brizan becomes prime minister following the resignation of Braithwaite. June - Keith Mitchell becomes prime minister after his NNP win the general elections with a comfortable majority. The NNP wins a landslide in the general elections, taking all 15 seats in parliament.
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