Johnnie White

John (Johnnie) White (1946/1947–2007)[1] was a high-ranking staff officer of the Official Irish Republican Army (Official IRA) in Derry, Northern Ireland and later a founding member and adjutant general of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).[1][2]

Born in Derry, he was a key figure in the city during the early years of the Troubles,[3] and was "Official IRA leader" during the events of Bloody Sunday in 1972.[4][5][6] White, who was secretary of the Derry Citizens' Defence Association,[7] had also been involved in the creation and defence of Free Derry.

White, who was "too ill to give oral evidence" to the inquiry, provided a number of written statements (as "OIRA 3") to the Bloody Sunday (Saville) Inquiry.[8] He died in 2007.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Man freed in funeral shots probe". BBC News. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2026. shots were fired over the coffin of the former leader of the Official IRA in Londonderry and founding member of the INLA, John White [..] White, 60, died at the weekend
  2. ^ Finn, Daniel (2021). One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA. Verso Books. p. 126. ISBN 9781786636898. The dispute came to a head at the end of 1975 when McAliskey and her supporters - including the INLA's adjutant general, Johnnie White - resigned en masse from [Seamus] Costello's party
  3. ^ Alonso, Rogelio (2007). The IRA and armed struggle. Routledge. p. 39, 42. ISBN 9780415396110. White was born in Derry in 1947 [..] Johnnie White [..was..] a prominent leader of the Official IRA in Derry at the start of the seventies
  4. ^ "IRA leader too ill to testify". BBC News. 19 November 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  5. ^ Jackson, George (26 October 2004). "Former IRA leader to testify at inquiry". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  6. ^ Brett, Sarah (26 October 2004). "Official IRA chief ready to attend Saville probe". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 28 February 2026. The leader of the Official IRA in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday will give evidence during the final days of the tribunal [..] Johnnie White
  7. ^ Swan, Sean (2007). Official Irish Republicanism, 1962 to 1972. p. 287. ISBN 9781430307983. While Sean Keenan was chairman of the DCDA [Derry Citizens' Defence Association], Johnnie White was secretary and Johnnie McAllister treasurer [..] White was to remain loyal of the official leadership. He was also close to [Liam] O Comain and [Eamonn] McCann
  8. ^ Rt Hon The Lord Saville of Newdigate; Hon William Hoyt; Hon John Toohey, eds. (2010). Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume VIII (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 28 February 2026 – via publishing.service.gov.uk.
  9. ^ "Man held after shots fired at funeral". Irish Times. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2026. Police swooped after rounds were fired over the coffin of Johnny White, who died at the weekend in Derry
  10. ^ "Shots fired at IRA funeral". Irish Examiner. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2026.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.