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Contents. 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.
- 1972–1981
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Apr 30, 2021 · March: Bobby Sands, the leader of the IRA in the prison, goes on hunger strike, making clear he intends starve himself to death. Nine other Republican prisoners join him. Mrs Thatcher makes it...
Apr 2, 2014 · Bobby Sands was an Irish nationalist who supported the IRA and was sent to prison, where he led a hunger strike for 66 days. He was elected a Member of Parliament during the strike and died from malnutrition in 1981. Learn about his life, activism, quotes and legacy.
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May 1, 2024 · Bobby Sands (born March 9, 1954, Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland—died May 5, 1981, HM Prison Maze, near Lisburn, Northern Ireland) 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 ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Bobby Sands, who began a historic hunger strike in 1981 to protest the withdrawal of political status for prisoners in Northern Ireland. Find out how he joined the IRA, was arrested, and died in prison.
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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.
Feb 9, 2010 · Bobby Sands was a Protestant Irish-Catholic who joined the Provisional IRA and was arrested and convicted of robberies. He was sent to the Maze Prison, where he started a hunger strike in 1980 and died on May 5, 1981. His protest against his treatment as a criminal rather than a political prisoner touched off rioting in Belfast and international attention.
