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IRA's Gerry Adams Visits Cuba. (Insider Report).(president of the Irish Republican Army)(Brief Article)

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Gerry Adams, the president of the Irish Republican Army's political arm, Sinn Fein, made a three-day visit to Communist Cuba in December. One of his purposes in making the trip was to unveil a memorial to the IRA "martyrs," 10 terrorists who starved themselves to death in a hunger strike at Belfast's Maze Prison in 1981. "When the 10 hunger strikers died, there was strong support from Cuba, and especially from President Fidel Castro," Adams told reporters on his arrival at Havana airport on December 16th. CNN reported on December 17th that "Adams said there was much for Irish republicans to learn from the Cubans, and commended their work to overcome illiteracy and improve their health services."

The CNN report also noted: "Three suspected IRA members are ...

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