# Brendan Hughes

> Brendan Hughes was a leading Irish republican, revolutionary socialist, and former Officer Commanding (OC) of the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). His reputation with the republican cause would lead to nicknames like The Dark, and Darkie. He was the leader of the 1980 Irish hunger strike.

*Irish republican*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/brendan-hughes

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1948-10-16
- **Died:** 2008-02-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Brendan Hughes](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Hughes)
- [براندان هيوز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B2)
- [براندان هيوز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B2)
- [Брэндан Г’юз](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%93%E2%80%99%D1%8E%D0%B7)
- [Brendan Hughes](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Hughes)
- [Brendan Hughes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Hughes)
- [Brendan Hughes](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Hughes)
- [Brendan Hughes](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Hughes)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4960931)

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