Hunger Strikes of 1981 (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Year Special Category Status was phased out
Year Special Category Status was phased out
1976
Year & duration of first hunger strike
Year & duration of first hunger strike
1980, lasted 53 days
Leader of March 1981 hunger strike
Leader of March 1981 hunger strike
Bobby Sands
Time gap between each striker starting
Time gap between each striker starting
Two weeks apart
Date Bobby Sands won MP election
Date Bobby Sands won MP election
9 April 1981
Date & duration of Bobby Sands' death
Date & duration of Bobby Sands' death
5 May 1981, after 66 days
Attendance at Bobby Sands' funeral
Attendance at Bobby Sands' funeral
Over 100,000 people
Total prisoners who died in 1981 strike
Total prisoners who died in 1981 strike
Ten prisoners
Month the 1981 hunger strike ended
Month the 1981 hunger strike ended
October 1981
Year of IRA Brighton hotel bombing
Year of IRA Brighton hotel bombing
1984
Strategy adopted after hunger strikes
Strategy adopted after hunger strikes
Armalite and ballot box strategy
Sinn Féin % in May 1983 North elections
Sinn Féin % in May 1983 North elections
35% of the nationalist vote
Total deaths during hunger strike period
Total deaths during hunger strike period
61 people (34 civilians)
Two organisations hunger strikers belonged to
Two organisations hunger strikers belonged to
IRA and INLA
Last hunger striker to die & date
Last hunger striker to die & date
Michael Devine, 20 August 1981