the Officials
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The Officials were a Marxist-oriented faction of the Irish republican movement that emerged from a split in the Irish Republican Army and became associated with political rather than armed struggle.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican faction
→
Marxist political organization → |
| activeIn |
Northern Ireland
→
Republic of Ireland → |
| associatedWith |
Official IRA
→
Official Sinn Féin → Workers' Party of Ireland → |
| country |
Ireland
→
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| distinguishedFrom |
Provisional republican movement
→
|
| emergedFrom |
IRA split of 1969–1970
→
Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED → |
| emphasis |
parliamentary activity
→
political organization building → trade union work → |
| goal |
end of British rule in Northern Ireland
→
socialist republic in Ireland → |
| ideology |
Irish republicanism
→
Marxism → socialism → |
| influencedBy |
European Marxist parties
→
international communist movement → |
| language |
English
→
|
| mediaLabel |
Official republican movement
→
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| notableEvent |
split in the IRA in 1969–1970
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| opposed |
Provisional IRA armed campaign
→
sectarian violence → |
| opposedStrategy |
armed struggle
→
|
| organizationalSuccessor |
Workers' Party of Ireland
→
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| partOf |
Irish republican movement
→
|
| position |
Marxist–Leninist
→
left-wing → |
| religiousOrientation |
largely secular
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| separatedFrom |
Provisional IRA
→
|
| strategy |
electoral politics
→
political struggle → |
| supported |
ceasefires by Official IRA
→
class politics → constitutional politics in Ireland → working-class interests → |
| timePeriod |
1970s
→
The Troubles NERFINISHED → late 1960s → |
| viewedAs |
more moderate than Provisional IRA
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Official Irish Republican Army
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alsoKnownAs |