Andrew Sage

Originally Bishop agreed, but this started to create tensions.

Things managed decently, but after a while Bishop was starting to push back against the co-leadership arrangement and the party started seeing it as him favouring his own ascendancy over the collective unity.

And so he went to Germany.

He left the country on a trip.

Don't worry, there wasn't another coup this time, at least not yet.

When he went to Germany on a trip, came back, there was not a welcome party for him.

Womp womp.

Things were coming to a head.

The party did not have his back anymore.

He could feel it.

But he did know that the people still had his back.

Remember, he knows he's charismatic.

He knows people love him.

And so all of a sudden, this is in 1983, by the way, a rumor was swirling that Cord wanted to kill Bishop.

This is a dangerous rumor.

You know, it shatters this facade of a united front that had carried the revolution, that had carried the government for so long.

But since most people loved Bishop, as he rightfully assumed, in fact, they were on a first name basis with him.

That's cool.

They weren't saying, Prime Minister Bishop, your Honorable Prime Minister Bishop.

It was, hey Maurice, look at that boy Maurice.