Hunger strikes of 1981

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The Hunger Strikes of 1981 were a pivotal protest by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland, during which several died while refusing food to demand political status and which dramatically intensified international attention on the conflict.

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1981 Irish hunger strike 21
1981 Maze Prison hunger strike 1
H-Blocks protest 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in The Troubles ⓘ
hunger strike ⓘ
political protest ⓘ
protest ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
1981 hunger strike ⓘ
cause criminalisation policy of the British government ⓘ
withdrawal of political status for paramilitary prisoners ⓘ
commemoratedBy annual commemorations by Irish republicans ⓘ
conflictContext Northern Ireland conflict ⓘ
linked to: The Troubles

The Troubles ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
demand political status for paramilitary prisoners ⓘ
restoration of Special Category Status ⓘ
right not to do prison work ⓘ
right not to wear prison uniforms ⓘ
right of free association with other prisoners ⓘ
right to one visit, one letter and one parcel per week ⓘ
right to organize their own educational and recreational activities ⓘ
electoralImpact election of Bobby Sands as MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone ⓘ
election of Owen Carron as MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone ⓘ
endDate 1981-10-03 ⓘ
legacy catalyst for Sinn Féin’s electoral rise in the 1980s ⓘ
subject of numerous books, films and songs ⓘ
symbol of Irish republican resistance ⓘ
location Northern Ireland ⓘ
mainLocation HM Prison Maze ⓘ
Long Kesh ⓘ
Maze Prison ⓘ
linked to: HM Prison Maze
mediaCoverage extensive international media attention ⓘ
notableDeath Bobby Sands ⓘ
Francis Hughes ⓘ
Joe McDonnell ⓘ
Kevin Lynch ⓘ
Kieran Doherty ⓘ
Martin Hurson ⓘ
Michael Devine ⓘ
Patsy O’Hara ⓘ
Raymond McCreesh ⓘ
Thomas McElwee ⓘ
notableParticipant Bobby Sands ⓘ
Brendan McFarlane ⓘ
Laurence McKeown ⓘ
Richard O’Rawe ⓘ
numberOfDeaths 10 ⓘ
opposedBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
linked to: Margaret Thatcher
opposedPolicy British policy of criminalisation of paramilitary prisoners ⓘ
organizedBy Irish National Liberation Army prisoners ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners ⓘ
participant INLA prisoners ⓘ
Irish republican prisoners ⓘ
Provisional IRA prisoners ⓘ
partOf history of the Irish National Liberation Army ⓘ
history of the Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ
politicalImpact boosted electoral strategy of Irish republican movement ⓘ
increased support for Sinn Féin ⓘ
intensified international attention on Northern Ireland conflict ⓘ
radicalized segments of nationalist community in Northern Ireland ⓘ
precededBy 1976 removal of Special Category Status ⓘ
1980 hunger strike ⓘ
blanket protest ⓘ
dirty protest ⓘ
relatedTo Anglo-Irish relations ⓘ
Northern Ireland peace process ⓘ
result no formal recognition of political status ⓘ
partial concessions on prison conditions ⓘ
startDate 1981-03-01 ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
Cold War era ⓘ

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Hunger strikes of 1981 → alsoKnownAs → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
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Kevin Lynch → participantIn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
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Laurence McKeown → participatedIn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
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Patsy O’Hara → partOf → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
linked to: Hunger strikes of 1981
Michael Devine → participatedIn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
linked to: Hunger strikes of 1981
Michael Devine → diedDuringEvent → 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike ⓘ
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Martin Hurson → associatedWith → H-Blocks protest ⓘ
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Brendan McFarlane → participatedIn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
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Joe McDonnell → participatedIn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
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Thomas McElwee → participantIn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
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Hunger (2008 film) → depicts → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
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Hunger (film) → basedOn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
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H-blocks → knownFor → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
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Robert Gerard Sands → participantIn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
linked to: Hunger strikes of 1981
A Day in My Life → relatedToEvent → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
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Mickey Devine → participatedIn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
linked to: Hunger strikes of 1981
Long Kesh prison → notableFor → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
linked to: Hunger strikes of 1981
Martin Hurson → diedIn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
subject linked to: Brigid Hurson
linked to: Hunger strikes of 1981
Kieran Doherty → participantIn → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
subject linked to: Alfie Doherty
linked to: Hunger strikes of 1981
Martin Hurson → notableFor → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
subject linked to: Marian Hurson
linked to: Hunger strikes of 1981
Long Kesh, County Antrim, Northern Ireland → notableEvent → 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ
linked to: Hunger strikes of 1981