Seán Mac Stíofáin Military person

Seán Mac Stíofáin (17 February 1928 – 18 May 2001) was an Irish republican paramilitary activist born in London, who became associated with the republican movement in Ireland after serving in the Royal Air Force. He was the first chief of staff of the Provisional IRA, a position he held between 1969 and 1972.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 17, 1928
Birth place
London , Leytonstone
Date of deathMay 18, 2001
Place of death
Republic of Ireland , County Meath , Navan

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Military person

allegianceProvisional Irish Republican Army
military operations
The Troubles
service start1949
service end1973

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Seán Mac Stíofáin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://homepage.tinet.ie/~eirenua/2001/jun01/saoirse3.htm
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2601875.stm
  3. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,493431,00.html
  4. http://wwa.rte.ie/news/2001/0518/newsatone/news1pm6A.ram
  5. http://www.irishecho.com/search/searchstory.cfm?id=9232&issueid=196
  6. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ira/inside/mac.html