Sammy Ward
Irish republican and IPLO leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the American R&B singer who recorded for Motown, see Singin' Sammy Ward.
Samuel Ward (c. 1963 – 31 October 1992) was the leader of the Irish People's Liberation Organisation's Belfast Brigade. The IPLO was formed in 1986 by disaffected and expelled members of the Irish National Liberation Army.[1][2] Following its split from and feud with the INLA, the IPLO split into two factions: the 'Army Council' (led by Jimmy Brown) and the 'Belfast Brigade' (led by Ward).[3]
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Born | Samuel Ward 1963 Short Strand, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Died | (1992-10-31)31 October 1992
(aged 30) Beechfield Street, Short Strand, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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During its Halloween 1992 purge of the IPLO (dubbed the "Night of Long Knives"), the Provisional IRA killed Ward while he was inside the Seán Martin GAA club on Beechfield Street in the Short Strand area of Belfast.[3][4] Following this large-scale operation by the Provisionals, both factions of the IPLO surrendered and disbanded.[3][5][6][7]