The two most famous hunger strikes took place in the 1980s. The first lasted 53 days and involved at least 23 people. Margaret thatcher, known as the iron lady for a reason, was prepared to come to a settlement but didn't want jan mc kinna to die. And so they staged an even bigger, even more public hunger strike starting march first, 19 81.
In the early 1980s, imprisoned IRA members went on a prolonged hunger strike, leading to the death of ten men. This is their story.
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