pre-1969 Irish Republican Army

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The pre-1969 Irish Republican Army was the unified republican paramilitary organization in Ireland that pursued the end of British rule and the reunification of Ireland before its split into Official and Provisional factions.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish republican paramilitary organization
guerrilla organization
activeIn England NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
alliedWith Sinn Féin (pre-1970) NERFINISHED
claimedContinuityFrom Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
claimedLegitimacyFrom Second Dáil
consideredItself legitimate army of the Irish Republic
country Ireland
goal end of British rule in Northern Ireland
establishment of an all-Ireland republic
reunification of Ireland
hasPart Northern Command of the IRA
Southern Command of the IRA
ideology Irish nationalism
Irish republicanism
anti-imperialism
influencedBy Easter Rising of 1916
Irish War of Independence NERFINISHED
internalDebateOver Marxist and left-wing politics
abstentionism from parliamentary institutions
notableLeader Cathal Goulding
Seán Mac Stíofáin
Tomás Mac Giolla
opposedOrganization British Army
Royal Ulster Constabulary NERFINISHED
Ulster Special Constabulary NERFINISHED
opposedTo British rule in Ireland
partOf Irish republican movement
politicalWing Sinn Féin (pre-1970)
positionOnBorder rejection of partition of Ireland
precededBy Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
reasonForSplit disagreements over strategy and ideology
disputes over response to violence in Northern Ireland
securityStatus illegal organization in Northern Ireland
illegal organization in the Republic of Ireland
splitInto Official Irish Republican Army
Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED
splitOccurredIn 1969
timePeriod post-Irish Civil War to 1969
usedMethod armed struggle
bombings
guerrilla warfare
political agitation
sabotage
shootings
usedStructure Army Council leadership body
cell-based organization

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Official Irish Republican Army
precededBy

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