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== Republican activity ==
== Republican activity ==
Adams was an important figure in the [[terrorist]] [[IRA]] from the early 1970s<ref>http://www.ivanfoster.org/page.asp?ira</ref> He was interned without trial in 1971 but released in July 1972 to participate in negotiations with the British government. Adams has consistently denied ever being an IRA member.<ref>Cowan, R. (October 1, 2002). Adams denies IRA links as book calls him genius. ''The Guardian''.</ref>
Adams was allegedly an important figure in the [[terrorist]] [[IRA]] from the early 1970s<ref>http://www.ivanfoster.org/page.asp?ira</ref> He was interned without trial in 1971 but released in July 1972 to participate in negotiations with the British government. Adams has consistently denied ever being an IRA member.<ref>Cowan, R. (October 1, 2002). Adams denies IRA links as book calls him genius. ''The Guardian''.</ref>
In 1983, Adams became the first member of Sinn Fein to be elected to the UK [[House of Commons]] since 1918. Sinn Fein had generally not contested UK elections during that period, as a protest against UK rule in Northern Ireland. Adams is an abstentionist MP, meaning that he has never taken his seat in the House of Commons, consistent with Sinn Fein policy.
In 1983, Adams became the first member of Sinn Fein to be elected to the UK [[House of Commons]] since 1918. Sinn Fein had generally not contested UK elections during that period, as a protest against UK rule in Northern Ireland. Adams is an abstentionist MP, meaning that he has never taken his seat in the House of Commons, consistent with Sinn Fein policy.