Ahmad Shamlou vs Bobby Sands
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Bobby Sands (1954–1981) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 27 years, from 1954 to 1981.
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Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Imprisoned for political activity during the Allied occupation of Iran Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Forgotten Songs Verified
- — Imprisoned after the 1953 coup Verified
- — Published Fresh Air (Hava-ye tazeh) Verified
- — Married Aida Sarkisian Verified
- — Left Iran for the United States Verified
- — Returned to Iran after the revolution Verified
- — Received the Stig Dagerman Prize Verified
- — Died in Karaj, Iran Verified
Bobby Sands (1954–1981)
- — Born in Newtownabbey, County Antrim Verified
- — Family moved to the Rathcoole housing estate Verified
- — Joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army Verified
- — Imprisoned after conviction for possession of firearms Verified
- — Married Geraldine Noade Verified
- — Sentenced to 14 years for firearms possession after a bombing in Dunmurry Verified
- — Began a hunger strike at HM Prison Maze Verified
- — Elected Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Verified
- — Died at HM Prison Maze Verified