What political office did Bobby Sands hold while on hunger strike?
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As a hunger striker and member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA), Bobby Sands was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency in Northern Ireland during his hunger strike. He was elected amid heightened tensions between the IRA and the British government over the status of Northern Ireland.
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