Official republican movement

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The Official republican movement was a Marxist-oriented Irish republican political and paramilitary current that emerged from the 1969–70 split in the IRA and Sinn Féin, later evolving mainly into the Workers' Party.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Official republican movement canonical 2

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish republican movement
Marxist political movement
paramilitary organisation
activeIn Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
linked to: Ireland
alsoKnownAs Officials
Stickies
ceasedArmedCampaign mid-1970s
country Ireland
distinguishedFrom Provisional IRA
Provisional Sinn Féin
linked to: Sinn Féin
emergedFrom split in Sinn Féin
split in the Irish Republican Army
evolvedInto The Workers' Party
linked to: Workers' Party
factionOf Irish Republican Army
Sinn Féin
goal end of British rule in Northern Ireland
establishment of a socialist republic in Ireland
hasPart Official IRA
Official Sinn Féin
The Workers' Party
linked to: Workers' Party
ideology Irish republicanism
Marxism
socialism
influenced Irish left-wing politics
influencedBy Marxism–Leninism
communism
language English
Irish
militaryWing Official IRA
notableLeader Cathal Goulding
Seán Garland
Tomás Mac Giolla
opposedTo Provisional republican movement
partOf Irish republican movement
politicalSuccessor Democratic Left
politicalWing Official Sinn Féin
The Workers' Party
linked to: Workers' Party
position left-wing
startTime 1969
1970
timePeriod The Troubles

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Official Irish Republican Army partOf Official republican movement
Workers' Party of Ireland emergedFrom Official republican movement