Francis Hughes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Francis Hughes
Occupation	Criminal
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1956(1956-02-28)
Age	68
Date Of Death	1981-05-12
Birthplace	Bellaghy
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Northern Ireland
Horoscope	Aquarius

Francis Hughes Biography

Francis Hughes is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on February 28, 1956 in Bellaghy, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Irish criminal and Former IRA member who was detained following a shootout between an armed group from the Special Air Service in which one soldier was killed.

He was a participant at the time of the 1979 hunger strike in the HM Prison Maze, an incident that was portrayed in 2008’s film Hunger produced by He participated in the 1981 hunger strike at HM Prison Maze, an event dramatized by the 2008 film Hunger, directed by Steve R. McQueen..

Francis Hughes (28 February 1956 – 12 May 1981) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) from Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Hughes was the most wanted man in Northern Ireland until his arrest following a shoot-out with the Special Air Service (SAS) in which an SAS soldier was killed. At his trial, he was sentenced to a total of 83 years’ imprisonment; he died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.

Hughes initially joined the Official Irish Republican Army, but left after the organisation declared a ceasefire in May 1972. Hughes then joined up with Dominic McGlinchey, his cousin Thomas McElwee and Ian Milne, before the three decided to join the Provisional Irish Republican Army in 1973. Hughes, Milne and McGlinchey took part in scores of IRA operations, including daylight attacks on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) stations, bombings, and attacks on off-duty members of the RUC and UDR. Another IRA member described the activities of Hughes:

He was the eldest boy in a household of 10 siblings.

Francis Hughes Net Worth

Francis Hughes is one of the richest Criminal from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Francis Hughes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He left school at the age of sixteen and began working for a while as an apprentice artist.

He died during the Irish hunger strike in 1981.

Hughes was born in Bellaghy, County Londonderry on 28 February 1956 into a republican family, the youngest of four brothers in a family of ten siblings. Hughes’ father, Joseph, had been a member of the Irish Republican Army in the 1920s and one of his uncles had smuggled arms for the republican movement. This resulted in the Hughes family being targeted when internment was introduced in 1971, and Francis Hughes’ brother Oliver was interned for eight months without trial in Operation Demetrius. Hughes left school aged 16 and started work as an apprentice painter and decorator.

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Facts & Trivia

Francis Ranked on the list of most popular Criminal. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Francis Hughes celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.

What did Francis Hughes do?

Hughes was tried for, and found guilty of, the murder of one British Army soldier (for which he received a life sentence) and wounding of another (for which he received 14 years) in the incident which led to his arrest, as well as a series of gun and bomb attacks over a six-year period.

What happened to Francis Hughes?

In 1980, Hughes married Robert Wilson, a country musician, and became a nurse. She was an LPN and worked at several nursing homes. After retiring, she sat with the elderly and taught a nursing class. She died in Leighton, Alabama, on March 22, 2017, from complications of pneumonia that she developed in late 2016.

Where was Francis Hughes born?

Bellaghy, United Kingdom

Where is Bobby Sands buried?

May 7, 1981

What does tiocfaidh AR LA?

Tiocfaidh ár lá (Irish pronunciation: [ˈtʲʊkiː aːɾˠ ˈl̪ˠaː]) is an Irish language sentence which translates as “our day will come”. It is a slogan of Irish Republicanism. “Our day” is the date hoped for by Irish nationalists on which a united Ireland is achieved.