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| Provisional Irish Republican Army | |
|---|---|
| Óglaigh na hÉireann | |
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| Dates of operation | December 28, 1969-July 28, 2005 (on ceasefire from July 1997) |
| Split from | Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army |
| Allegiance | Irish Republic |
| Ideology | Irish Republicanism Abstentionism (Irish Republican) (until 1986 Socialism (officially from 1977) Legitimism |
| Size | ~1500 (peak during mid-1970s) ~500 (1994 ceasefire) |
| Allies | In Northern Ireland Irish National Liberation Army (sometimes) Official Irish Republican Army (rarely) Other Irish Republican organizations Elsewhere Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Euskadi Ta Askatasuna |
| Opponents | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Unionist terrorist groups Irish People's Liberation Organization |
| Battles and wars | The Troubles |
| Organization(s) | Provisional Sinn Féin (political wing) |
The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish Republican military organization in Ireland. It was formed after the 1969 split in the Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army[1] and operated until 1997, when it went on ceasefire during the negotiations for the Good Friday Agreement. It officially disarmed and dissolved in 2005.[2]
- ↑ MÍCHEÁL MAC DONNCHA (2020-01-09). "The Republican Movement split of 1969/1970" An Phoblacht.
- ↑ Provisional Irish Republican Army (2005). IRA Statement on the Ending of the Armed Campaign.