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Adams, Gerry
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popular name of Gerald Adams
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| Northern Ireland politician, born in Belfast, NE Northern Ireland, UK. He joined Sinn Féin, and during the 1970s was interned because of his connections with the IRA. In 1978 he became vice-president of Sinn Féin and later its president. Elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1982, the following year he was also elected to the UK parliament as member for Belfast West (to 1992), but he declined to take up his seat at Westminster. He achieved national prominence as the chief contact with the IRA during the events relating to the IRA ceasefire (1994–6), and regained his seat in the 1997 and 2001 general elections. In 1998 he was elected to the newly formed Northern Ireland Assembly and was a key actor in the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement which led to the transfer of power from London to Belfast in 1999. |
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