![DSA International Committee on X: "Irish socialist & revolutionary Bobby Sands died on hunger strike 41 years ago today, a martyr against British colonialism & for Irish national liberation. During today's elections DSA International Committee on X: "Irish socialist & revolutionary Bobby Sands died on hunger strike 41 years ago today, a martyr against British colonialism & for Irish national liberation. During today's elections](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSBzvoiXwAEwxEi.jpg)
DSA International Committee on X: "Irish socialist & revolutionary Bobby Sands died on hunger strike 41 years ago today, a martyr against British colonialism & for Irish national liberation. During today's elections
![From the archive, 6 May 1981: Bobby Sands joins long line of hunger strikers | Northern Irish politics | The Guardian From the archive, 6 May 1981: Bobby Sands joins long line of hunger strikers | Northern Irish politics | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/5/2/1399044950793/Three-masked-IRA-men-firi-009.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none)
From the archive, 6 May 1981: Bobby Sands joins long line of hunger strikers | Northern Irish politics | The Guardian
![Bobby Sands, born on this day in 1954, was an Irish revolutionary who served in the IRA. Sands died from a hunger strike while imprisoned at age 27, just one month after Bobby Sands, born on this day in 1954, was an Irish revolutionary who served in the IRA. Sands died from a hunger strike while imprisoned at age 27, just one month after](https://i.redd.it/jmtdh8r2fqma1.jpg)
Bobby Sands, born on this day in 1954, was an Irish revolutionary who served in the IRA. Sands died from a hunger strike while imprisoned at age 27, just one month after
![Sinn Fein say Bobby Sands 'fully expected to die on the hunger strike' and 'changed his mind' about where he wanted buried Sinn Fein say Bobby Sands 'fully expected to die on the hunger strike' and 'changed his mind' about where he wanted buried](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/TUFZMTMwNjAzNTMx.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)
Sinn Fein say Bobby Sands 'fully expected to die on the hunger strike' and 'changed his mind' about where he wanted buried
![The O'Brien Press | Bobby Sands - Freedom Fighter, By Gerry Hunt By Gerry HuntColoured by Matt Griffin The O'Brien Press | Bobby Sands - Freedom Fighter, By Gerry Hunt By Gerry HuntColoured by Matt Griffin](https://obrien.ie/assets/d45bc36c/bobbysandsitalian-59589-180x250.jpg)