US soldiers invade Grenada in 1983.

The coup included the October 19 assassination of then Marxist prime minister Maurice Bishop and four cabinet ministers.

Six days later, American president Ronald Reagan ordered the invasion of Grenada, seen by some historians as the last stand of the Cold War.

The long awaited report into the events by the South African-style Commission was submitted to the Grenada Parliament on Tuesday.

The events of almost 23 years ago continue to split Grenadian society.

The "Grenada 17", as the coup conspirators continue to be known, had been accused of assassinating the prime minister, some cabinet members and supporters.

"Justice is done"

The invasion by US Marines, backed from seven Caribbean countries, left 45 Grenadians and 19 Americans dead.

The backing by some Caribbean countries for the invasion also split the regional grouping, the Caribbean Community (Caricom).

The Commission report speaks of: "the need for both victims of wrong doing and the alleged wrong doers to feel satisfied that justice is done... for reconciliation to take place".

The report also tackles the issue of how the Grenada 17 could get "a fair trial, regardless of the outcome".

	Sir Eric Gairy was ousted from power in 1979.

Bishop in power

Mr Bishop had himself seized power.

In 1979, his New Jewel Movement overthrew then Prime Minister, Sir Eric Gairy, in a popular uprising.

Four years later, Mr Bishop was put under house arrest by Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard and supporters.

On October 19 1983, Grenadian soldiers stormed the fort and opened fire on demonstrators who had just freed Mr Bishop from house arrest.

Soon after, the soldiers lined Mr Bishop, some cabinet members and supporters against a wall at Fort Rupert and shot them dead.

Grenadians then lived under six days of curfew.

Meanwhile, some Caricom countries, led by Dominica, Jamaica, and Barbados, backed the US move. The American government said it invaded the island to save American medical students on the island.

	Washington said the OECS request was backed by Grenada's Governor-General.

On October 25, Grenadians woke up to the sound of American helicopter gunships flying overhead.

24 Cuban workers who had been sent to help Grenada by Mr Bishop's ally, Fidel Castro, were also killed.

Mr Coard and his supporters were arrested but have always maintained their innocence.

Their appeals against life sentences for the coup have been through the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal and Britain's Privy Council.

Closure

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was set up five years ago to look into the events of October 1983.

The relatives of those shot at Fort Rupert still haven't been found.

Maurice Bishop's mother, Alimenta, has called several times for information on where her son's body was buried.

Pro-Bishop Grenadians have called for a national holiday to commemorate the day of his death.

Others have called for a commemoration of the invasion, October 25.