Provisional Irish Republican Army
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The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican organization
ⓘ
non-state armed group ⓘ paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 1960s–1990s ⓘ |
| announcedEndOfArmedCampaign | 2005 ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ireland
continental Europe ⓘ |
| classificationByUK | terrorist organisation ⓘ |
| classificationByUS | foreign terrorist organization ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1969 ⓘ |
| declaredCeasefire | 1994 ⓘ |
| disarmament | completed decommissioning of weapons in 2005 ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
criminal activities
ⓘ
donations from sympathisers abroad ⓘ |
| goal |
end British rule in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
unite Ireland as a single independent republic ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ left-wing nationalism ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Northern Ireland peace process ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Bloody Friday bombings in Belfast in 1972
ⓘ
Brighton hotel bombing in 1984 ⓘ Docklands bombing in London in 1996 ⓘ Warrenpoint ambush in 1979 ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ Ulster Defence Association ⓘ Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ Ulster loyalist paramilitaries ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure |
Army Council leadership body
ⓘ
cell-based structure ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish republican movement ⓘ |
| placeFounded |
Ireland
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalWing | Sinn Féin ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| religiousBackgroundOfBase | predominantly Catholic ⓘ |
| resumedCeasefire | 1997 ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Official Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Irish-American republican groups ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
ambushes
ⓘ
assassinations ⓘ bombings ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ kidnappings ⓘ punishment beatings ⓘ punishment shootings ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
this entity surface form:
South Armagh Republican Action Force
this entity surface form:
Provisional IRA
this entity surface form:
Provisional Irish Republican Army (as contrast to dissident Real IRA)
subject surface form:
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
this entity surface form:
True IRA (at times)
this entity surface form:
Irish Republican Army Dublin Brigade
this entity surface form:
Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
subject surface form:
Docklands bombing
this entity surface form:
Provisional IRA
this entity surface form:
Provisional IRA
subject surface form:
Ulster Defence Association
subject surface form:
Kingsmill massacre
this entity surface form:
South Armagh Republican Action Force
subject surface form:
Shankill Road bombing
subject surface form:
Enniskillen bombing
subject surface form:
La Mon restaurant bombing
this entity surface form:
Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
this entity surface form:
IRA East Tyrone Brigade