Ronnie Bunting

Ronnie Bunting
Personal details
Born
Ronald Bunting

(1948-01-10)10 January 1948
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died15 October 1980(1980-10-15) (aged 32)
Turf Lodge, Belfast, Northern Ireland[1]
Cause of deathAssassinated
Political partyIrish Republican Socialist Party (1979–1980)[2]

Republican Clubs (1970–1974)

People's Democracy (1968–1970)
SpouseSuzanne Bunting
Children3
ParentRonald Bunting
EducationQueen's University Belfast
NicknameCaptain Green
Military service
ParamilitaryIrish National Liberation Army (1974–1980)
Official Irish Republican Army (1970–1974)
RankOfficer Commanding
UnitBelfast Brigade
Battles/warsThe Troubles

Ronnie Bunting (10 January 1948 – 15 October 1980) was a Protestant Irish republican and socialist activist in Ireland. He became a member of the Official IRA in the early 1970s and was a founder-member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) in 1974. He became leader of the INLA in 1978 and was assassinated in 1980 aged 32.[1]

  1. ^ a b Beresford, David (16 October 1980). "Leading Republicans Killed in Belfast". The Guardian. London. p. 1.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference deadly-divisions was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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