Gerry Adams: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Gerry Adams, Before the Dawn (1996), is an autobiography, and he discusses his goals in Free Ireland: Towards a Lasting Peace, rev. ed. (1995), and provides a personal perspective on developments in A Farther Shore: Ireland’s Long Road to Peace (2003). Other books by Adams included Hope and History (2003); The New Ireland: A Vision for the Future (2005); An Irish Eye (2007); and My Little Book of Tweets (2016).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: BBC - Gerry Adams: Profile of outgoing SF leader. | Sep 04, 2026 | ||
| Updated for the withdrawal of the civil case against him. | Mar 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN World - Gerry Adams Fast Facts. | Feb 18, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - LNL Classic: Gerry Adams. | Aug 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: UVA Miller Center - Gerry Adams Oral History. | Dec 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - Gerry Adams. | Aug 16, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Gerry Adams: a significant figure or cult leader? | Nov 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Gerry Adams: Profile of outgoing SF leader. | Mar 29, 2022 | ||
| Closed out his term in Ireland's Dáil. | Mar 20, 2020 | ||
| Noted that Adams did not contest his seat in the Dáil in the 2020 election. | Feb 14, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Alpha History - Biography of Gerry Adams. | Jan 29, 2019 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | May 04, 2018 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Jan 23, 2018 | ||
| Added a description of events in the 2010s. | Jan 23, 2018 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Apr 17, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Gerry Adams. | Sep 08, 2011 | ||
| Updated for the 2011 Irish election. | Feb 28, 2011 | ||
| Final editorial review. | May 07, 2010 | ||
| Revised first paragraph to reflect his election victories in the British House of Commons without taking the seat. | May 07, 2010 | ||
| Changed "Belfast Agreement" to "Good Friday Agreement." | Feb 11, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 29, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 29, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| New article added. | Dec 07, 2000 |
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