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Provisional Irish Republican Army

Irish republican paramilitary group, 1969–2005
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Summary

Provisional Irish Republican Army is a paramilitary organization[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of paramilitary organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,268 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Ireland[3], Northern Ireland[4]
  • Instance of: political organization[5]
  • Commons category: Provisional Irish Republican Army[6]
  • Inception: January 1, 1969[7]
  • Significant event: 1979 Brussels bombing[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Provisional Irish Republican Army[9]
  • Political ideology: Irish republicanism[10], left-wing nationalism[11], United Ireland[12], Irish nationalism[13]
  • Topic has template: Template:PIRA[14]
  • Native label: Provisional Irish Republican Army[15], Sealadach Óglaigh na hÉireann[16]
  • Has list: list of chronologies of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions[17]

Why It Matters

Provisional Irish Republican Army has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Bobby Sands Ireland Martin McGuinness Northern Ireland The Devil's Own

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:PIRA
    Inception → +1969-01-01T00:00:00Z
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