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Bobby Sands

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Bobby Sands, (9 March 1954 to 5 May 1981), was an Irish volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican Army and member of the United Kingdom Parliament who died on hunger strike while in HM Prison Maze.

He was the leader of the 1981 hunger strike, in which Irish republican prisoners protested against the removal of Special Category Status. During his strike he was elected as a member of the United Kingdom Parliament as an Anti H-Block/Armagh Political Prisoner candidate.

Main Text:
"Everyone Republican or otherwise has their own particular role to play"

Bottom Text:
"Bobby Sands MP
Poet, Gaelgeoir, Revolutionary, IRA Volunteer."

Text on the right:
"Our revenge will be the laughter of our children"

Information and Contact Details

Mural Type
Republican
Date Last Seen/Confirmed
: 24th April 2024
Address
Sevastopol Street
Belfast
County Antrim

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