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{{Infobox military conflict|conflict=Republican Movement Split of 1969/1970|date=1969-1970|location=[[Ireland]]|status=Resulted in split between [[Irish Republicanism#Abstentionism/Electoralism|Abstentionist]] and Electoralist factions.|combatants_header=Belligerents|combatant1='''Electoralists'''<br>[[Cathal Goulding]] (Chief of Staff of the Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army)<br>[[Tomás Mac Giolla]] (President of Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin)<br>[[Roy Johnston]] (Anti-Treaty IRA Director of Education)<br>[[Seán Garland]] (Anti-Treaty IRA leader) |combatant2='''Abstentionists'''<br>[[Dáithí Ó Conaill]] (Officer Commanding, Donegal Unit, Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army)<br>[[Seamus Twomey]] (Anti-Treaty IRA leader)<br>[[Ruairí Ó Brádaigh]] (former Chief of Staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA)<br>[[Seán Mac Stiofáin]] (Anti-Treaty IRA leader)}} | {{Infobox military conflict|conflict=Republican Movement Split of 1969/1970|date=1969-1970|location=[[Ireland]]|status=Resulted in split between [[Irish Republicanism#Abstentionism/Electoralism|Abstentionist]] and Electoralist factions.|combatants_header=Belligerents|combatant1='''Electoralists'''<br>[[Cathal Goulding]] (Chief of Staff of the Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army)<br>[[Tomás Mac Giolla]] (President of Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin)<br>[[Roy Johnston]] (Anti-Treaty IRA Director of Education)<br>[[Seán Garland]] (Anti-Treaty IRA leader) |combatant2='''Abstentionists'''<br>[[Dáithí Ó Conaill]] (Officer Commanding, Donegal Unit, Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army)<br>[[Seamus Twomey]] (Anti-Treaty IRA leader)<br>[[Ruairí Ó Brádaigh]] (former Chief of Staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA)<br>[[Seán Mac Stiofáin]] (Anti-Treaty IRA leader)}}The '''Republican Movement Split of 1969/1970''' was a political conflict within the [[Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army]] and [[Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin]] over several issues, most notably the issue of abstentionism and whether or not Sinn Féin would adopt an electoralist path.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=MÍCHEÁL MAC DONNCHA|newspaper=An Phoblacht|title=The Republican Movement split of 1969/1970|date=2020-01-09}}</ref> | ||
The conflict resulted in the creation of two factions within the Irish Republican movement: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] and its political wing [[Provisional Sinn Féin]], and the [[Official Irish Republican Army]] and its political wing [[Workers' Party (Ireland)|Official Sinn Féin]] (later the Workers' Party).<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== The Split == | |||
=== Leftward Shift and Move Towards Electoralism === | |||
=== Establishment of Provisional Council and Split === | |||
== Leaders Involved == | |||
== Aftermath == | |||
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Electoralists Cathal Goulding (Chief of Staff of the Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army) Tomás Mac Giolla (President of Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin) Roy Johnston (Anti-Treaty IRA Director of Education) Seán Garland (Anti-Treaty IRA leader) |
Abstentionists Dáithí Ó Conaill (Officer Commanding, Donegal Unit, Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army) Seamus Twomey (Anti-Treaty IRA leader) Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (former Chief of Staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA) Seán Mac Stiofáin (Anti-Treaty IRA leader) | ||||||
The Republican Movement Split of 1969/1970 was a political conflict within the Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army and Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin over several issues, most notably the issue of abstentionism and whether or not Sinn Féin would adopt an electoralist path.[1]
The conflict resulted in the creation of two factions within the Irish Republican movement: The Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political wing Provisional Sinn Féin, and the Official Irish Republican Army and its political wing Official Sinn Féin (later the Workers' Party).[1]