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On This Day October 3 1981 – The Hunger Strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland Ended

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On This Day October 3 1981 – The Hunger Strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland Ended.

On this day October 3 1981, the seven month long hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland came to an end. The strike, led by Irish republican prisoners, was launched in protest against the British government’s refusal to grant them political status. The protest drew international attention and became one of the most significant and tragic events of the Troubles.

The strike began in March 1981 and ultimately claimed the lives of ten prisoners, including Bobby Sands, who was...
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