Michael James "Mickey" Devine ( May 26, 1954 - August 20, 1981 ) is a member of the Irish National Liberation Army , who died during a hunger strike in 1981 in Mayes prison.
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| Birth name | Michael James Devine |
| Date of Birth | May 26, 1954 |
| Place of Birth | Derry , Northern Ireland , UK |
| Date of death | August 20, 1981 (age 27) |
| Place of death | Mayes Prison , Down County , Northern Ireland , UK |
| Nationality |  Great Britain |
| Occupation | INOA activist |
| Father | Patrick Devine |
| Mother | Elizabeth Devine |
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Biography
The early years
Michael Devine, known as “Red Mickey” ( born Red Mickey ) due to his red hair [1] , was born in a family from Springtown Camp (Derry, Northern Ireland). At the age of six, with his parents, grandmother and sister, Margaret moved to Kregggan County, to the north of Derry. He studied at the primary school of Baby Jesus and at St. Joseph's High School.
Political and military activities
Devine joined the James Connolly Republican Club in July 1971 after British soldiers shot two unarmed citizens in Derry. [2] [3] He was tragically impressed by the events of Bloody Sunday in 1972 [4] . In the early 1970s, Devine joined the Workers' Party of Ireland and the Young Socialist Movement, and in 1975 he became a member of the Irish National Liberation Army [3] . In 1976, after an armed raid in the county of Donegal (Republic of Ireland), Devine was arrested and sentenced to 12 years in prison [3] .
Prison Protest and Death
After going to jail, Devine staged a protest rally, which grew into a small hunger strike and soon stopped [4] . However , June 22, 1981 Devine joined the big Irish hunger strike. On August 20, 1981, he died of starvation [5] , becoming the 10th and last victim of a hunger strike [4] .
According to the Sunday Times , newspapers published under the Freedom of Information Act suggested that Sinn Fein rejected the Thatcher government's offer to end the hunger strike after the election, as Owen Carron granted Bobby Sands a seat in parliament. [6] On July 5, 1981, the government proposed making concessions that could save six out of ten dead. [7] Denis Bradley, the former head of the Northern Ireland Supervisory Board, believes the government has struck a deal with the IRA [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Hayden, Tom. “Between Hope and History,” Los Angeles Times , August 19, 2001
- ↑ Tírghrá. - National Commemoration Center, 2002. - P. 244. - ISBN 0-9542946-0-2 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Fallen Comrades of the IRSM - Michael Devine Archived November 29, 2006 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 3 Cowan, Rosie. “Why I had to let my brother die”, The Guardian , April 1, 2001
- ↑ Melaugh, Martin. Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN), University of Ulster
- ↑ Clarke, Liam. “Was Gerry Adams complicit over hunger strikers?”, Sunday Times , April 5, 2009
- ↑ Clarke, Liam. "Why Adams sticks to his Maze myth", Sunday Times April 12, 2009
- ↑ Butler, Kate and Clarke, Liam. “IRA was offered deal, says Bradley”, Sunday Times , April 30, 2006