Gerry Adams

Biography

Gerry Adams is an Irish republican politician, born on October 6, 1948. He was the leader of Sinn Féin from 1983 to 2018 and played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process, negotiating with governments and organizations. Adams was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in 1984 and later convinced Sinn Féin to abandon its policy of abstentionism in 1986.