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− | The [[Provisional IRA]] emerged from the split in the [[Irish Republican | + | The [[Provisional IRA]] emerged from the split in the [[Irish Republican Army]] in 1969-1970 out of the faction which supported the traditional republican commitment to parliamentary abstentionism. Its political counterpart was initially known as [[Provisional Sinn Féin]].<ref>W.D. Flackes, Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.227.</ref> [[Sean McStiofain]] was the Provisionals' first chief of staff.<ref>Patrick Bishop and Eamonn Mallie, The Provisional IRA, Corgi, 1988, p.137.</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:39, 21 November 2009
The Provisional IRA emerged from the split in the Irish Republican Army in 1969-1970 out of the faction which supported the traditional republican commitment to parliamentary abstentionism. Its political counterpart was initially known as Provisional Sinn Féin.[1] Sean McStiofain was the Provisionals' first chief of staff.[2]