Michael Devine | |
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Mícheál Ó Daimhín | |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael James Devine 26 May 1954 Springtown Camp, Derry, Northern Ireland |
Died | 20 August 1981 HM Prison Maze, County Down, Northern Ireland | (aged 27)
Cause of death | Died after 60 days on hunger strike |
Political party | Irish Republican Socialist Party (1974–1981) Republican Clubs (1971–1974) |
Children | 2 |
Nickname | Red Mickey |
Military service | |
Paramilitary | Irish National Liberation Army (1975–1981) Official Irish Republican Army (1971–1975) |
Battles/wars | The Troubles |
Michael James Devine (Irish: Mícheál Ó Daimhín; 26 May 1954 – 20 August 1981) was an Irish militant and Republican activist. He was a volunteer in the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), and the last hunger striker to die during the 1981 Irish hunger strike.