Patrick Mac Manus (1944 - 12 August 2011
) was an Irish-Danish political activist. Mac Manus immigrated to Denmark in 1966 and remained there the rest of his life. His activism included supporting the
FARC
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rebels in the
Colombian civil war There have been several Colombian Civil Wars in Colombian history:
*War of the Supremes (1839–1841)
*Colombian Civil War of 1851
*Colombian Civil War of 1854
*Colombian Civil War (1860–1862)
*Colombian Civil War of 1876
*Colombian Civil War (188 ...
; campaigning against the
Turkish Occupation of Cyprus, and supporting the recognition of the
Armenian
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* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
and
Greek genocide
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s, he supported the creation of a Kurdish state in the
Kurdish conflict in Turkey, and called for the cessation of
The Troubles
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, against
neoliberalism
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and also against the
authoritarian governments of the Arab States. Mac Manus was a member of the
Communist Party (Denmark).
In the 2004, Mac Manus became a leading member of ("Rebellion"), a pro-Communist organisation. In August 2005, due to his activity on behalf of Foreningen Oprør, Mac Manus was arrested by Danish police and questioned about attempting to provide financial aid to a number of groups on EU's list of banned terrorist organisations, which included FARC,
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna
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and the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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(PFLP). In 2008 the Columbian Minister of Justice called upon the Danish government to extradite Mac Manus to Columbia to stand trial. On 15 March 2010 Mac Manus was sentenced to 6 months' probation in Denmark for attempting to violate section 114b of the Criminal Code on support for terrorist organizations by soliciting financial support for FARC and PFLP.
''Dansk forening dømt for terrorstøtte'', politiken.dk, 15.03.2010
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Mac Manus died on 12 August 2011
References
1944 births
2011 deaths
Irish activists
Irish communists
Irish emigrants to Denmark
Danish activists
Danish communists
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