Joe Cahill (1920 - July 23, 2004) was a controversial Irish politician and former member of the Irish Republican Army. Although regarded as a terrorist outside Irish Republican circles, many within that community considered him a hero. 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... There are several paramilitary groups which claim or have claimed the title Irish Republican Army (IRA) and advocate a unitary Irish state with no ties to the United Kingdom. ...

Born in Belfast, he spent much of his life fighting against British rule in Northern Ireland. He was sentenced to death for the murder of a catholic policeman in the 1940s, but had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment after the Pope intervened. He was released in the 1950s and also served jail time in 1973 on gun running charges after being convicted of importing weapons from Libya. Belfast is the largest city in, and capital of both Northern Ireland and Ulster. ... Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh) is one of the four provinces on the island of Ireland. ... Death Penalty World Map Color Key: Blue: Abolished for all crimes Green: Abolished for crimes not committed in exceptional circumstances (such as crimes committed in time of war) Orange: Abolitionist in Practice Red: Legal Form of Punishment Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

In 1969, he was a key figure in founding the Provisional IRA and was the Belfast commander before becoming the IRA's chief of staff, serving on the Army Council as late as the 1990's. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all...

In his later years as honorary life vice president of Sinn Féin he was a strong supporter of Gerry Adams and the Good Friday Agreement. In 1994 a controversial but central aspect of the IRA September ceasefire was the granting of a Visa by then US President Clinton to Mr Cahill, in the face of opposition by the British authorities. This was to facilitate a trip to the United States to explain the strategy to supporters. The name Sinn Féin pronounced Shin-Feyn (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original party... Gerry Adams Gerry Adams (born October 6, 1948) is an Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Belfast, and president of Sinn Féin. ... The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was signed in Belfast on April 10, 1998 by the British and Irish Governments and endorsed by most Northern Ireland political parties. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Order: 42nd President Term of Office: January 20, 1993–January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas Date of death: Place of death: First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic Vice President...

Further reading

• Anderson, Brendan. Joe Cahill: a life in the IRA. Dublin : O'Brien, 2002.

Sean Cahill is related to Joe Cahill, and he is a handsome boy. Not much else is known aside from the fact that he is very, VERY cool.