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Revision as of 21:35, 12 February 2007 by Vintagekits (talk | contribs) (additional detail)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Brendan "The Dark" Hughes (b. 1958, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish republican and former Operations Commander of the Belfast Bridge of the Provisonal Ireland Republican Army.
Background
Hughes was born into a well known republican family from the Lower Falls Road area of Belfast and was a cousin of Charles Hughes who was the OC of D coy in the Belfast Brigade during the Falls Curfew and was shot and killed by a member (volunteer) from the Official Irish Republican Army in March 1971.
Hughes, joined the IRA in 1969 and was "on the run" in Belfast by 1970. From 1970-1972, Hughes was involved in a number of attacks on Britsh soliders and bank robberies in order to raise funds for the republican movement.
Hughes was the leader of the 1980 hunger strike, along with John Nixon and Tommy McKearney. They all went without food for 53 days.
Hughes, has been critical of the Sinn Fein leadership for allowing building firms in west Belfast to pay low wages to former prisoners and that the republican leadersip had sold out on there ideals in order to achieve peace in Northern Ireland.
References
- “Brendan Hughes” Socialist Review 2006-09-01. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- Brendan Hughes. “Risking the Lives of Volunteers is Not the IRA Way” Irish News 2006-07-13. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- David Sharrock. “Ex-IRA leader attacks Adams” The Daily Telegraph 2004-03-04. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- Malachi O'Doherty.“Hungry for a new Republican agenda” Belfast Telegraph 2001-02-06. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.