History Changed on This Day in 1981 馃挌馃嚠馃嚜 On March 1st 1981, Bobby Sands began his hunger strike inside the H-Blocks of Long Kesh, protesting for political status for republican prisoners. During the strike he was elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. He died after 66 days without food. The events of 1981 would go on to shape Irish politics and remain one of the most significant and debated moments in modern Irish history. #OnThisDay #IrishHistory #1981HungerStrike #BobbySands #ModernIrish
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History Changed on This Day in 1981 馃挌馃嚠馃嚜 On March 1st 1981, Bobby Sands began his hunger strike inside the H-Blocks of Long Kesh, protesting for political status for republican prisoners. During the strike he was elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. He died after 66 days without food. The events of 1981 would go on to shape Irish politics and remain one of the most significant and debated moments in modern Irish history. #OnThisDay #IrishHistory #1981HungerStrike #BobbySands #ModernIrish
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