Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Cutting edge ..50 years as a republican
Early 1960s: Joins Sinn Fein. 1972: Interned without trial on suspicion of being an IRA leader.
July 1972: Released for secret peace talks with the British government. 1973-1977: Peace talks fail and
Adams is imprisoned again.
1978: Elected vice president 1972 of Sinn Fein. 1983: Elected president of
Sinn Fein.
1983-1992: Elected MP for West Belfast, but never takes his seat to avoid taking the obligatory oath of loyalty to the British queen.
1984: Shot and seriously wounded during an assassination attempt.
1988: Begins talks with SDLP leader John Hume.
January 1994: Granted his first US visa.
August 1994:
IRA declares
“complete” ceasefire.
1997: Meets with British
Prime Minister
Tony Blair.
M06 CAPTION April 1998: The Good Friday Agreement is signed.
June 1998: Elected to the new Northern Ireland Assembly. 2011: Elected to the Dail.
April 30-May 4, 2014: Adams is held for questioning in connection with the 1972 IRA abduction and slaying of Jean McConville.
May 19, 2015: Meets Prince Charles. This is the first meeting between a member of the British royal family and the leader of Sinn Fein.
September 29, 2015: Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service confirms Adams and six others will not be prosecuted in connection with the murder of Jean McConville.
March 16, 2016: The US
Secret Service apologises for denying Adams entry to a St Patrick’s Day reception at the White House, blaming the mix-up on an administrative error.
September, 2016: Adams says Sinn Fein “have a plan” for his departure.
November 18, 2017: Announces he won’t stand in next election.