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IRA

Ireland · Politics / Sinn Fein. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1970–1981Date range
3Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1970

Ruairi Bradaigh7 1970

Politics / Sinn Fein

Traditionalists led by Se n Mac Stiof in and Ruairi Br daigh split from the IRA and Sinn F‚in to form the Provisional IRA and its political wing Provisional Sinn Fein

Se n Mac Stiof in7 1970

Politics / Sinn Fein

Traditionalists led by Se n Mac Stiof in and Ruairi Br daigh split from the IRA and Sinn F‚in to form the Provisional IRA and its political wing Provisional Sinn Fein

1981

Bobby Sands1981

Politics / Sinn Fein

After the success of IRA hunger strikers in mobilising support and winning elections on an Anti H-Block platform in 1981, republicans increasingly devote time and resources to electoral politics, through the Sinn F‚in party

Names involved

Bobby SandsRuairi BradaighSe n Mac Stiof in

Provenance

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