 On 29 May 1979, two protesters who were against John’s austere leadershipwere killed by government security forces. Several other persons were injured and resistance to his rule strengthened as public servants went on strike and the country was completely shut down. The Committee for National Salvation, led by Charles Savarin, called for a general strike and the resignation of John and the government.  On June 11, 1979 President Frederick Degazon fled to Britain. John was voted out of office by the House of Assembly on June 20, 1979 and the general strike ended the next day.
Resentment against the Labour Party government led by John continued to grow after the implementation of the Dread Act. On 29 May 1979, John's attempts to quell opposition to his leadership, led to a clash outside parliament in which a young man named Phillip Timothy and another individual was killed and a dozen others wounded. Resistance to his rule strengthened as public servants went on strike and the country was completely shut down. The Committee for National Salvation, led by Charles Savarin, called for a general strike and the resignation of John and the government. One by one, Labour Party parliamentarians resigned their positions in the cabinet and they were often aided by a rain of stones from protesters. The first Labour Party minister to resign was Oliver Seraphin who then went on to become interim Prime Minister until elections in July 1980. On June 11, 1979 President Frederick Degazon fled to Britain. John was voted out of office by the House of Assembly on June 20, 1979 and the general strike ended the next day.
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Resentment against the Labour Party government led by John continued to grow after the implementation of the Dread Act.
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two protesters who were against John’s austere leadershipwere killed by government security forces. Several other persons were injured and resistance
John's attempts to quell opposition to his leadership, led to a clash outside parliament in which a young man named Phillip Timothy and another individual was killed and a dozen others wounded. Resistance
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One by one, Labour Party parliamentarians resigned their positions in the cabinet and they were often aided by a rain of stones from protesters. The first Labour Party minister to resign was Oliver Seraphin who then went on to become interim Prime Minister until elections in July 1980.