On This Day: May 5, 1981 - Bobby Sands Dies After 66 Day Hunger Strike

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: May 5, 1981 - Bobby Sands Dies After 66 Day Hunger Strike.

On May 5, 1981, Bobby Sands died at the age of 27 in a prison hospital after a 66 day hunger strike. A member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, Sands was imprisoned in Northern Ireland's Maze Prison for firearms possession and became the central figure in a hunger strike protesting the British government's refusal to grant political prisoner status.

His death sparked international outrage and drew attention to the conflict in Northern Ireland. During the hunger strike, Sands was...
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