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Key Events - The Hunger Strike of 1981


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Text: Martin Melaugh ... Research: Fionnuala McKenna and Martin Melaugh
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The information on the Hunger Strikes of 1981 will be divided into a number of subsections. The headings of these subsections are listed below. The web pages associated with each of these sections are currently being completed.
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  • Selected reading list

  • Summary of main events

  • Chronology of events

  • Names of the dead and others who took part

  • Background events

  • Further details of the main events

    • 'Chapter 3' from the book Ten Men Dead by David Beresford

  • Details of source material

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