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November 12, 1920

On November 12, 1920, the 1920 Cork hunger strike by Irish republicans ends after three deaths. Georges Marchais, Georges Marchais, Georges Marchais would arrive in the same year.

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The 1920 Cork hunger strike by Irish republicans ends after three deaths.

After the death of the Irish revolutionary Thomas Ashe on hunger strike Irish Republicans prisoners carried out several hunger strikes with their demands being granted. The 1920 Cork hunger strike occurred in late 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, when 65 men interned without trial in Cork County Gaol went on hunger strike, demanding release from prison, and reinstatement of their status as political prisoners. Beginning on 11 August 1920, they were joined the following day by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney imprisoned in HM Prison Brixton, London.

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1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1920th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 920th year of the 2nd millennium, the 20th year of the 20th…

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  1. 1920 The 1920 Cork hunger strike by Irish republicans ends after three deaths.

    Part of the Irish War of Independence

    After the death of the Irish revolutionary Thomas Ashe on hunger strike Irish Republicans prisoners carried out several hunger strikes with their demands being granted. The 1920 Cork hunger strike occurred in late 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, when 65 men interned without trial in Cork County Gaol went on hunger strike, demanding release from prison, and reinstatement of their status as political prisoners. Beginning on 11 August 1920, they were joined the following day by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney imprisoned in HM Prison Brixton, London.

  2. 1920 Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.

    Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1941

    The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes and was colloquially known as "Yugoslavia" due to its origins.

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Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)
Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)
Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)
Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)

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