Official Irish Republican Army
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The Official Irish Republican Army was a Marxist-oriented Irish republican paramilitary group active mainly in Northern Ireland that pursued both armed struggle and political activism during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Official IRA | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican organization
ⓘ
Marxist organization ⓘ paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ireland
|
| alignedWith | Soviet-style Marxism ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Official Irish Republican Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Official IRA
the Officials ⓘ |
| armedStruggleCombinedWith | political activism ⓘ |
| calledCeasefire | May 1972 ⓘ |
| classification | left-wing paramilitary group ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Irish National Liberation Army
ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| endTime | mid-1970s (as an active armed group) ⓘ |
| goal |
end of British rule in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
establishment of a socialist republic in Ireland ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish republicanism
ⓘ
Marxism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadershipIdeology | Marxist-Leninist influenced ⓘ |
| legacy | influenced the Workers' Party of Ireland ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1970s internecine conflict with Provisional IRA
ⓘ
involved in early stages of the Troubles ⓘ |
| notableInternalConflict | splits leading to formation of Irish National Liberation Army ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | clandestine armed organization ⓘ |
| partOf | Official republican movement ⓘ |
| politicalWing |
Sinn Féin
ⓘ
surface form:
Official Sinn Féin
Workers' Party of Ireland ⓘ |
| positionOnViolence | declared defensive role after 1972 ceasefire ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-1969 Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ loyalist paramilitaries ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase | Catholic working-class areas ⓘ |
| region |
Dublin
ⓘ
Ulster ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| slogan | National liberation and socialism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1969 ⓘ |
| status | largely inactive as an armed group after late 1970s ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
armed attacks
ⓘ
bombings ⓘ targeted shootings ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
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Official IRA