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Gerry Adams

ジェリー・アダムズ　/　じぇりー・あだむず

Politician from United Kingdom

October 6, 1948 (age 77)　・　Belfast, United Kingdom

politician
autobiographer

My Take

What strikes me about Gerry Adams is how thoroughly he embodies a single, contested cause. Leading Sinn Féin from 1983 to 2018 is not a job, it is a life sentence of negotiation, and he served it through some of the darkest years in Northern Ireland's history. I find him impossible to file neatly: hero to some, far worse to others. Yet whatever one's verdict, his pivot from the language of conflict toward the messy work of the peace process matters. That he also wrote memoirs tells me he wanted to author his own legacy rather than leave it to others, which I respect.

Overview

Gerard Adams (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born 6 October 1948) is an Irish republican retired politician who was the president of Sinn Féin from 1983 to 2018. He was a Teachta Dála for Louth from 2011 to 2020 and a Member of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly for Belfast West.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gerry Adams
Name (Japanese): ジェリー・アダムズ
Reading: じぇりー・あだむず
Born: October 6, 1948 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rat
Origin: Belfast, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / autobiographer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Belleville High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/20204
Xhttps://x.com/GerryAdamsSF
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry%20Adams

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