About Jim Sullivan
Lived 1932 – 1992 (aged 59–60). Jim Sullivan was a politician.
Jim Sullivan ( – 16 September 1992) was a leading member of the Official Irish Republican Army from the lower Falls area of Belfast.
Sullivan was second in command of the Belfast Brigade of the Official IRA (under Billy McMillen) and played an important role in events in Belfast during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was chairman of the Central Citizens' Defence Committees established in the city after the burning of many homes by loyalist mobs in the 1969 Northern Ireland Riots.
His son, Seamus, was killed by the Ulster Defence Association at his workplace on Springfield Avenue just off the Falls Road on 3 September 1991.
He died on 16 September 1992 aged 60 and is buried at the OIRA/Workers' Party plot in Milltown Cemetery.
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Who was Jim Sullivan?
Northern Irish politician
When was Jim Sullivan born?
Jim Sullivan was born in 1932.
When did Jim Sullivan die?
Jim Sullivan died on 16 September 1992.
What was Jim Sullivan's occupation?
Jim Sullivan was a politician.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Jim Sullivan (Irish republican)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jim Sullivan. https://biography.guide/jim-sullivan-politician-1932/
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