Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and unite Ireland. It fought mainly from 1969 until its 1997 ceasefire, using armed attacks and bombings.

Irish republicanism: A political tradition seeking an independent, united Irish republic, free from British rule. The IRA's campaign grew from this broader political tradition and its goal of Irish unity.
Irish Republican Army: The name used by several Irish republican paramilitary organizations seeking an end to British rule in Ireland. The Provisional IRA emerged from a split within the organization using this name.
Gerry Adams: An Irish republican politician who led Sinn Féin from 1983 to 2018 and became a central figure in the peace process. He helped advance a political strategy that culminated in republican participation in negotiations.
The Troubles: A conflict in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to 1998 involving republican and loyalist paramilitaries and state forces. The Provisional IRA was one of the principal armed organizations in this wider conflict.
Official Irish Republican Army: A republican paramilitary organization formed from the 1969–1970 IRA split that later pursued a ceasefire and Marxist politics. It was the Provisional IRA's principal rival faction after the split.
Provisional IRA campaign: The Provisional IRA's armed campaign against British forces and institutions, chiefly in Northern Ireland and Britain. This campaign was the organization's central means of pursuing its political aims.
1969 Northern Ireland riots: A wave of communal violence in Northern Ireland in 1969, including clashes in Belfast and Derry. The riots intensified disputes over republican defense and leadership that preceded the split.
Martin McGuinness: An Irish republican leader who became a senior Sinn Féin politician and Northern Ireland's deputy first minister. His career linked the republican movement's armed past with power-sharing government.
Bloody Friday: A series of Provisional IRA bombings in Belfast on 21 July 1972 that killed nine people. The attacks showed the civilian risks of the IRA's bombing campaign and drew widespread condemnation.
Irish National Liberation Army: An Irish republican paramilitary organization founded in 1974 that sought a united socialist republic. The INLA pursued republican armed struggle independently of the Provisional IRA.

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