# Francis Hughes

> Francis Joseph Sean Hughes was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) from Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Hughes was the most wanted man in Northern Ireland until his arrest following a shoot-out with the British Army in which a British soldier was killed. At his trial, he was sentenced to a total of 83 years' imprisonment; he died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in HM Prison Maze. Hughes was one of 22 Irish republicans who died on hunger-strike between 1917 and 1981.

*Volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1956-1981)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1956-02-28
- **Died:** 1981-05-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Francis Hughes](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Hughes)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1388408)

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