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Bobby Sands. Robert Gerard Sands ( Irish: Roibeárd Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh; [2] 9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland.
Apr 30, 2021 · Forty years ago, on 5 May 1981, 27-year-old Bobby Sands, the IRA's leader in the Maze prison outside Belfast, starved himself to death. Peter Taylor, who covered the story at the time, says it ...
May 9, 2024 · Bobby Sands (born March 9, 1954, Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland—died May 5, 1981, HM Prison Maze, near Lisburn, Northern Ireland) was an officer of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who rose to international prominence in 1981 when he embarked on a fatal hunger strike while imprisoned for activities related to the IRA’s armed campaign against the British government.
Apr 2, 2014 · Bobby Sands was an Irish nationalist and IRA supporter who died in 1981 after 66 days of hunger strike in prison. He was elected as a Member of Parliament while on strike and became a symbol of resistance for many.
May 5, 2024 · Learn about the life and legacy of Bobby Sands, who led a protest against the withdrawal of political status for prisoners in Northern Ireland. He was elected as an MP while on hunger strike and died after 66 days without food.
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May 5, 2019 · Relive the 66-day protest by IRA prisoner Bobby Sands, who died in the Maze prison in Belfast after refusing food. See how the CBC covered the story from afar and up close, with reports, interviews and archival footage.
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Feb 9, 2010 · Bobby Sands was an Irish-Catholic militant who died in 1981 after refusing food for 66 days in prison. He was elected to the British Parliament while on strike and became a symbol of the IRA's campaign for Irish independence.
