Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, born 1932 in County Longford, Ireland is the current President of Republican Sinn Féin. He previously was President of Provisional Sinn Féin, from 1970–83, having been a leading figure in the Provisionals at the time of the split inside Sinn Féin into the Provisional and Official wings. 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... County Longford (Irish: Longfort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. ... A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... Republican Sinn Féin (RSF) is a minor political party operating in Ireland. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... Official Sinn Féin (aka Sinn Féin the Workers Party) evolved from the split in Sinn Féin and the IRA that took place in 1970. ...

He also was prominent inside the Irish Republican Army. Ó Brádaigh was convicted for activity related to the Derrylin Raid, in County Fermanagh in December 1956, and was sent to Mountjoy Prison. In Mountjoy, he was elected to the Dublin parliament at Leinster House or Dáil Éireann. Upon completing his prison sentence he was interned in the Curragh Internment Camp, along with other Republicans. With the late Dáithí Ó Conaill (David or Dave O'Connell), Ó Brádaigh escaped from the camp and went "on the run" — the first Irish TD (Teachta Dála, member of the Dáil) on the run since the 1920s. He served as the IRA's Chief of Staff and was instrumental ending the IRA's "Border Campaign" in 1962. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... County Fermanagh (Fear Manach in Irish) is often referred to as Northern Irelands Lake District. ... 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ... This article is about the modern legislature. ... Leinster House is the former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ... Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland1. ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ... Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Referred to as the Roaring 20s. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

With Dáithí Ó Conaill he developed a policy called Éire Nua during the 1970s. The policy called for a federal Ireland, and the goal of a federal Ireland became Provisional Sinn Féin policy in 1972. Federalism was rejected at the 1982 Provisional Sinn Féin Ard Fheis (party convention) and Ó Brádaigh and Ó Conaill, Provisional Sinn Fein Vice-President, resigned their positions at the 1983 Ard Fheis. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... A federation (from the Latin fœdus, covenant) is a state comprised of a number of self-governing regions (often themselves referred to as states) united by a central (federal) government. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1986 Provisional Sinn Féin, led by Gerry Adams, dropped its policy of abstaining from taking seats (if its candidates were elected) in the Dáil. At this, Ó Brádaigh, Ó Conaill, and several others who agreed with their opposition to the change, walked out of the Ard Fheis and went on to form Republican Sinn Féin. Republican Sinn Féin adopted, and enhanced, its Éire Nua policy. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerry Adams (born October 6, 1948) is an Irish politician, Member of Parliament for the West Belfast constituency and President of Sinn Féin. ...