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Gerry Adams (born October 6, 1948) has been the president of [[Sinn Fein]], a political party in the [[Republic of Ireland]] and in [[Northern Ireland]], since 1983. He has been elected to the [[United Kingdom]] parliament, for the Belfast West constituency, but has never formally taken up his seat, although he and other Sinn Fein MPs do make use of parliamentary facilities. Adams was one of the key figures in the [[Irish peace process]], which culminated with the 1998 [[Good Friday Agreement]]<ref>Moloney, E. (2002). A Secret History of the IRA. New York: WJ Wiley</ref>.
'''Gerry Adams''' (born October 6, 1948) has been the president of [[Sinn Fein]], a political party in the [[Republic of Ireland]] and in [[Northern Ireland]], since 1983. He has been elected to the [[United Kingdom]] parliament, for the Belfast West constituency, but has never formally taken up his seat, although he and other Sinn Fein MPs do make use of parliamentary facilities. Adams was one of the key figures in the [[Irish peace process]], which culminated with the 1998 [[Good Friday Agreement]]<ref>Moloney, E. (2002). A Secret History of the IRA. New York: WJ Wiley</ref>.
== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Gerard Adams (Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh in Irish Gaelic) was born into a Catholic Nationalist family in West Belfast as one of 10 siblings. Both sides of the family had an extensive history of involvement in Nationalist activities. Adams attended primary school in Belfast, but left school early to become a bartender, and joined Sinn Fein in 1964.
Gerard Adams (Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh in Irish Gaelic) was born into a [[Catholic]] Nationalist family in West Belfast as one of 10 siblings. Both sides of the family had an extensive history of involvement in Nationalist activities. Adams attended primary school in Belfast, but left school early to become a bartender, and joined Sinn Fein in 1964.
== Republican activity ==
== Republican activity ==
== References ==
== References ==
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