1948 - 2008
Brendan Hughes Northern Irish Military
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Northern Irish Military Serviceperson Brendan Hughes was born on 16th October, 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland and passed away on 16th Feb 2008 Belfast, Northern Ireland aged 59. He is most remembered for The leader of the 1980 Irish hunger strike. He also ordered the prisoners to begin the dirty protest (1978). His zodiac sign is Libra.
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| First Name |
Brendan
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| Last Name |
Hughes
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| Full Name at Birth |
Brendan Hughes
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| Alternative Name |
The Dark, Arthur McAllister
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| Birthday |
16th October, 1948
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| Birthplace |
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Died |
16th February, 2008
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| Place of Death |
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Northern Irish
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| Occupation Text |
Officer Commanding (OC) of the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA)
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| Occupation |
Military
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| Claim to Fame |
The leader of the 1980 Irish hunger strike. He also ordered the prisoners to begin the dirty protest (1978)
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| Associated People |
Leo Green (first hunger strike in 1980), Tom McFeely (first hunger strike in 1980), Bobby Sands (second hunger strike in 1981), Tommy McKearney (first hunger strike in 1980), Raymond McCartney (first hunger strike in 1980), John Nixon (first hunger strike in 1980), Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin)
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Brendan Hughes (June 1948 – 16 February 2008), also known as "The Dark", and "Darkie" was a leading Irish republican and former Officer Commanding (OC) of the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He was the leader of the 1980 Irish hunger strike.
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