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Thomas McElwee
Born
(1957-11-30)30 November 1957
Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died
8 August 1981(1981-08-08) (aged 23)
Cause of death
Hunger strike
Organisation
Provisional IRA
Known for
firebombing a shop, hunger strike of 62 days from 8 June 1981
Criminal charges
manslaughter, possession of explosives[1]
Criminal penalty
20 years[1]
Thomas McElwee (30 November 1957 – 8 August 1981) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer who participated in the 1981 hunger strike. From Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, he died at the age of 23 after 62 days on hunger strike.[2]
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children. After his release, McGlinchey joined Ian Milne and future Provisional IRA hunger strikers Francis Hughes and ThomasMcElwee and waged a campaign of...
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sentenced to another 10 years in Long Kesh. Together with Brendan McFarlane and Pat McGeown, he made an attempt to escape in 1978 dressed as a prison warden...
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that security sources believed that the current Army Council consisted of: Thomas Murphy, chief of staff Brian Arthurs, Commander, Provisional IRA East Tyrone...
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh and Billy McKee, the IRA's officer commanding in Belfast. He was also highly critical of a decision taken by McKee to assassinate members...
kidnappings Murder of Gareth O'Connor Murder of Thomas Oliver Robert Nairac Thomas Murphy (Irish republican) "Jean McConville's daughter 'will give names'" Archived...
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Belfast, and resumed his active role in the Provisional IRA. Sands and Joe McDonnell planned the bombing of the Balmoral Furniture Company in Dunmurry on...
joined an elite group within the IRA called "The Unknowns" commanded by Pat McClure.: 103–4 The Unknowns were tasked with various secretive activities and...
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a Sinn Féin election candidate, was murdered in her Lower Ormeau home. Thomas "Tucker" Annett, one of Bratty's closest lieutenants, was identified as...
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