Brendan Hughes

Brendan Hughes
Brendan Hughes
	Early photograph of Brendan Hughes
Nickname(s)	"The Dark"
Born	June 1948; Lower Falls, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	16 February 2008 (aged 59); Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Paramilitary	Provisional IRA
Rank	Officer Commanding
Unit	D Company, Belfast Brigade; Internal Security Unit;
Known for	1980 Hunger strike
Battles / wars	The Troubles August 1969 riots; Battle of the Lower Falls; Battle at Springmartin; Battle of Lenadoon; Bloody Friday; 1973 Old Bailey bombing (organizer);

Brendan Hughes (June 1948 – 16 February 2008) was a leading Irish republican and former Officer Commanding (OC) of the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). His reputation with the republican cause would lead to nicknames like The Dark, and Darkie. He was the leader of the 1980 Irish hunger strike.