Bik McFarlane
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Bik McFarlane is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army member best known for his role as the officer commanding IRA prisoners during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in the Maze Prison.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bik McFarlane canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican
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former paramilitary ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Brendan McFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish republican prisoner movement
ⓘ
Sinn Féin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| notableEvent | leadership role among IRA prisoners during 1981 hunger strike ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ |
| occupation | political activist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1981 Irish hunger strike (as prisoners’ OC) ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Maze Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Irish republican ⓘ |
| positionHeld | officer commanding IRA prisoners in Maze Prison ⓘ |
| spokeOn |
prison conditions in Northern Ireland
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status of IRA prisoners ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books on the 1981 hunger strike
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documentaries on the Maze Prison ⓘ |
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