1956 - 1981
Francis Hughes Northern Irish Activist
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Northern Irish Activist Francis Hughes was born Proinsias Ó hAodha on 28th February, 1956 in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and passed away on 12th May 1981 H block of Maze prison (aka Long Kesh), County Down, Northern Ireland aged 25. He is most remembered for The second prisoner to join the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike in the H-Blocks at HM Prison Maze.. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
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| First Name |
Francis
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| Last Name |
Hughes
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| Full Name at Birth |
Proinsias Ó hAodha
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| Birthday |
28th February, 1956
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| Birthplace |
Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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| Died |
12th May, 1981
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| Place of Death |
H block of Maze prison (aka Long Kesh), County Down, Northern Ireland
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| Cause of Death |
Hunger strike
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| Build |
Slim
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Northern Irish
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| Occupation Text |
Irish volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA)
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| Occupation |
Activist
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| Claim to Fame |
The second prisoner to join the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike in the H-Blocks at HM Prison Maze.
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| Father |
Joseph Hughes (member of the Irish Republican Army in the 1920s)
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| Brother |
Oliver Hughes
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| Family Member |
Thomas McElwee (cousin) (hungerstriker)
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Francis Hughes (28 February 1956 – 12 May 1981) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) from Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Hughes was the most wanted man in Northern Ireland until his arrest following a shoot-out with the Special Air Service (SAS) in which an SAS soldier was killed. At his trial, he was sentenced to a total of 83 years' imprisonment; he died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.
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