Gerry Conlon
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Gerry Conlon was an Irish man who became a symbol of miscarriages of justice after spending 15 years in prison for IRA bombings he did not commit, before his conviction was quashed in 1989.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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miscarriage of justice victim ⓘ |
| authorOf | Proved Innocent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Gerard Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
Guildford pub bombings
NERFINISHED
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IRA bombings in England ⓘ |
| convictionQuashedOn | 1989 ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-03-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-06-21 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfImprisonment | 1989 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigning for the release of other wrongfully convicted prisoners
ⓘ
highlighting police misconduct in terrorism cases in the UK ⓘ |
| legalCase | Guildford Four appeal ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | conviction quashed by Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| memberOf | Guildford Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Sarah Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | civil liberties movement ⓘ |
| name | Gerry Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being wrongfully convicted of IRA bombings in Guildford
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campaigning against miscarriages of justice ⓘ |
| notableWork | In the Name of the Father (autobiography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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author ⓘ public speaker ⓘ |
| parent | Giuseppe Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel Day-Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Maguire Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spokeOn |
anti-terrorism legislation and civil rights
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prison conditions ⓘ |
| startTimeOfImprisonment | 1974 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film "In the Name of the Father" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInPrison | 15 years ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAs | film "In the Name of the Father" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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