Gerard Adams, Sr.

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Gerard Adams, Sr. (1926 - 2003)

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Birthplace: Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Death: November 17, 2003 (76-77)
Immediate Family:

Son of David Adams and Margaret Begley
Husband of Anne Hannaway
Father of Gerry Adams; Private; Private; Private; Private and 4 others
Brother of Patrick Adams; Dominic Adams; David Adams; Francis Adams and Sean Adams

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About Gerard Adams, Sr.

Gerry Adams, Sr. (1926 – 17 November 2003) was a Belfast Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer who took part in its Northern Campaign in the 1940s.

Adams was captured after being shot and wounded during an IRA operation in 1942 after he shot an RUC police officer in the foot. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and served five. He was interned in 1971 along with his son Gerry.

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Gerard Adams, Sr.'s Timeline

1926
1926
Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1948
October 6, 1948
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
2003
November 17, 2003
Age 77