Bobby Sands

Robert Gerard Sands (Erse: Roibeárd Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh;^[1] 9 Mairch 1954 – 5 Mey 1981) wis a memmer o the Proveesional Erse Republican Airmy wha dee'd on hunger strike whiles imprisoned at HM Prison Maze efter bein sentenced for fireairms possession.

He wis the leader o the 1981 hunger strike in that Erse republican prisoners protestit against the remuival o Special Category Status. Durin Sands's strike, he wis electit tae the Breetish Pairlament as an Anti H-Block candidate.^[2]^[3] His daith an thaim o nine ither hunger strikers wis follaed bi a new surge o Proveesional IRA recruitment an activity. Internaitional media kiverage brocht attention tae the hunger strikers, an the Republican muivement in general, attractin baith praise an creeticism.^[4]

References

↑ "Legacy of Cage Eleven". Nuzhound.com. Archived frae the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2010.
↑ "Hunger Strike 1980–82". BBC News. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2010.
↑ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: Westminster By-election (NI) Thursday 9 April 1981". Cain.ulst.ac.uk. 9 Apryle 1981. Archived frae the original on 29 Mey 2007. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2010.
↑ "CAIN archive at the University of Ulster". Cain.Ulst.ac.uk. 5 Mey 1981. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2010.

[1] "Legacy of Cage Eleven". Nuzhound.com. Archived frae the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2010.

[2] "Hunger Strike 1980–82". BBC News. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2010.

[3] "CAIN: Politics: Elections: Westminster By-election (NI) Thursday 9 April 1981". Cain.ulst.ac.uk. 9 Apryle 1981. Archived frae the original on 29 Mey 2007. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2010.

[CAIN_BERESFORD-4] "CAIN archive at the University of Ulster". Cain.Ulst.ac.uk. 5 Mey 1981. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2010.

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