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Sinn Féin (/ ʃ ɪ n ˈ f eɪ n / shin FAYN; [16] Irish: [ˌʃɪn̠ʲ ˈfʲeːnʲ] ⓘ; lit. ' [We] Ourselves ') [17] is an Irish republican [18] and democratic socialist [19] political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith.
Sinn Féin (Gardiner Place) also referred to by the media as Official Sinn Féin. Led by Tomás Mac Giolla. The party renamed itself Sinn Féin the Workers Party in 1977 and the Workers' Party in 1982. [105] Sinn Féin (Kevin Street), also referred to by the media as Provisional Sinn Féin. [106] By 1983 it was generally known simply as Sinn Féin.
Arthur Joseph Griffith (Irish: Art Seosamh Ó Gríobhtha; 31 March 1871 – 12 August 1922) was an Irish writer, newspaper editor and politician who founded the political party Sinn Féin. He led the Irish delegation at the negotiations that produced the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty , and served as the president of Dáil Éireann from January 1922 ...
The modern-day Sinn Féin party emerged in 1970 after a split in the party, and was often distinguished as Provisional Sinn Féin. It was closely linked to the Provisional Irish Republican Army. It is led by Mary Lou McDonald. Sinn Féin has 39 TDs, two Senators, two MEPs and 101 councillors in the Republic of Ireland.
Sinn Féin was founded by Arthur Griffith in 1905. He believed that Irish nationalists should emulate the Ausgleich of Hungarian nationalists who, in the 19th century under Ferenc Deák , had chosen to boycott the imperial parliament in Vienna and unilaterally established their own legislature in Budapest .
Republican Sinn Féin or RSF (Irish: Sinn Féin Poblachtach) is an Irish republican political party in Ireland. RSF claims to be heirs of the Sinn Féin party founded in 1905; the party took its present form in 1986 following a split in Sinn Féin.
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In 1971, it registered to contest Dáil and local elections in the Republic of Ireland under the name Sinn Féin. [5] From the early to mid-1970s, it was known as Official Sinn Féin or Sinn Féin (Gardiner Place) to distinguish it from the rival offshoot Provisional Sinn Féin, or Sinn Féin (Kevin Street).