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{{Infobox guerilla organization|native_name=Óglaigh na hÉireann|split_from=[[Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army]]|dates=December 28, 1969-May 30, 1972 (armed actions occurred occasionally after)|allegiance=[[Irish Republic]]|ideology=[[Irish Republicanism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Irish Republicanism#Abstentionism/Electoralism|Electoralism (Irish Republican)]]|allies='''In Northern Ireland'''<br>[[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] (rarely)<br>'''Elsewhere'''<br>[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]](nominally)<br>[[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]] (nominally)|war=[[The Troubles]]|opponents=[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]<br>[[Republic of Ireland]]<br>Unionist terrorist groups<br>[[Irish National Liberation Army]] (sometimes)|image=Starry Plough Flag Blue.png}} | {{Infobox guerilla organization|native_name=Óglaigh na hÉireann|split_from=[[Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army]]|dates=December 28, 1969-May 30, 1972 (armed actions occurred occasionally after)|allegiance=[[Irish Republic]]|ideology=[[Irish Republicanism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Irish Republicanism#Abstentionism/Electoralism|Electoralism (Irish Republican)]]|allies='''In Northern Ireland'''<br>[[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] (rarely)<br>'''Elsewhere'''<br>[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]](nominally)<br>[[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]] (nominally)|war=[[The Troubles]]|opponents=[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]<br>[[Republic of Ireland]]<br>Unionist terrorist groups<br>[[Irish National Liberation Army]] (sometimes)|image=Starry Plough Flag Blue.png|organizations=[[Worker's Party (Ireland)]] (political wing)}} | ||
The '''Official Irish Republican Army''' was an [[Irish Republican]] military organization. It formed after the 1969 split in the [[Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army]], where it chose to drop the traditional Republican policy of abstentionism.<ref>{{Web citation|author=MÍCHEÁL MAC DONNCHA|newspaper=An Phoblacht|title=The Republican Movement split of 1969/1970|date=2020-01-09|url=https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/27727}}</ref> | The '''Official Irish Republican Army''' was an [[Irish Republican]] military organization. It formed after the 1969 split in the [[Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army]], where it chose to drop the traditional Republican policy of abstentionism.<ref>{{Web citation|author=MÍCHEÁL MAC DONNCHA|newspaper=An Phoblacht|title=The Republican Movement split of 1969/1970|date=2020-01-09|url=https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/27727}}</ref> | ||
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It existed from the split until 1972, when it declared a ceasefire after a bombing attempt on the British Army group responsible for the [[Bloody Sunday]] massacre went wrong.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=CAIN|title=A Chronology of the Conflict - 1972|url=https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch72.htm}}</ref> It continued some actions after that, mainly against the [[Irish National Liberation Army]], which split from it.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=CAIN|title=Paramilitary Feuds in Northern Ireland | It existed from the split until 1972, when it declared a ceasefire after a bombing attempt on the British Army group responsible for the [[Bloody Sunday]] massacre went wrong.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=CAIN|title=A Chronology of the Conflict - 1972|url=https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch72.htm}}</ref> It continued some actions after that, mainly against the [[Irish National Liberation Army]], which split from it.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=CAIN|title=Paramilitary Feuds in Northern Ireland | ||
- A Chronology of Events|url=https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/violence/feudchron.htm}}</ref> | - A Chronology of Events|url=https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/violence/feudchron.htm}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Irish organizations]] | [[Category:Irish organizations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:39, 26 May 2026
| Official Irish Republican Army | |
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| Óglaigh na hÉireann | |
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| Dates of operation | December 28, 1969-May 30, 1972 (armed actions occurred occasionally after) |
| Split from | Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army |
| Allegiance | Irish Republic |
| Ideology | Irish Republicanism Marxism-Leninism Electoralism (Irish Republican) |
| Allies | In Northern Ireland Provisional Irish Republican Army (rarely) Elsewhere Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(nominally) Democratic People's Republic of Korea (nominally) |
| Opponents | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Unionist terrorist groups Irish National Liberation Army (sometimes) |
| Battles and wars | The Troubles |
| Organization(s) | Worker's Party (Ireland) (political wing) |
The Official Irish Republican Army was an Irish Republican military organization. It formed after the 1969 split in the Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army, where it chose to drop the traditional Republican policy of abstentionism.[1]
It existed from the split until 1972, when it declared a ceasefire after a bombing attempt on the British Army group responsible for the Bloody Sunday massacre went wrong.[2] It continued some actions after that, mainly against the Irish National Liberation Army, which split from it.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ MÍCHEÁL MAC DONNCHA (2020-01-09). "The Republican Movement split of 1969/1970" An Phoblacht.
- ↑ "A Chronology of the Conflict - 1972". CAIN.
- ↑ [https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/violence/feudchron.htm "Paramilitary Feuds in Northern Ireland - A Chronology of Events"]. CAIN.