What political position was Sands elected to during his hunger strike?
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Sands was elected as a member of the British Parliament (MP) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone during his hunger strike. The by-election was triggered by the death of Bobby Sands's predecessor, Frank Maguire. Sands stood as a candidate for Sinn Féin, and his victory, along with that of four other republican prisoners, was seen as a major symbolic victory for the republican movement.
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