What is Brendan Hughes's full name?
Brendan Hughes
Brendan Hughes nickname(s):
The Dark, Arthur McAllister
Brendan Hughes date of birth:
October 16, 1948
How old was Brendan Hughes when died?
59
Where was Brendan Hughes born?
Belfast, Northern Ireland
When did Brendan Hughes die?
February 16, 2008
Where did Brendan Hughes die?
Belfast, Northern Ireland
What religion is Brendan Hughes?
Roman Catholic
What is Brendan Hughes's ethnicity?
White
What is Brendan Hughes nationality?
Northern Irish
What is Brendan Hughes's occupation?
Officer Commanding (OC) of the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Brendan Hughes claim to fame:
The leader of the 1980 Irish hunger strike. He also ordered the prisoners to begin the dirty protest (1978)
Who has Brendan Hughes worked with?
Leo Green (first hunger strike in 1980), Leo Green (first hunger strike in 1980), Tom McFeely (first hunger strike in 1980), Bobby Sands (second hunger strike in 1981), Tommy McKearney (first hunger strike in 1980), Raymond McCartney (first hunger strike in 1980), John Nixon (first hunger strike in 1980), Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin)
Short Biography
Brendan Hughes (16 October 1948 – 16 February 2008), also known as "The Dark", was a leading Irish republican and former Officer Commanding (OC) of the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He was the leader of the 1980 Irish hunger strike.