Brian Keenan (Irish republican)

For other people with the same name, see Brian Keenan (disambiguation).

Brian Keenan
Chief of Staff of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
Preceded byThomas "Slab" Murphy
Succeeded byUnknown
Personal details
Born(1941-07-17)17 July 1941
Draperstown, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died21 May 2008(2008-05-21) (aged 66)
Cullyhanna, South Armagh
Cause of deathCancer
Military service
Branch/serviceProvisional Irish Republican Army
Battles/warsThe Troubles
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Brian Paschal Keenan (17 July 1941 – 21 May 2008) was a member of the Army Council of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who received an 18-year prison sentence in 1980 for conspiring to cause explosions, and played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process.

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