Samuel Ward (c. 1963 – 31 October 1992) was the leader of the Irish People's Liberation Organisation's

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...

Brigade. The IPLO was made up of ex-members of the Irish National Liberation Army. Following its split from and feud with the INLA, the IPLO split into two factions, with Ward running one. He was killed by the

Provisional IRA The Irish Republican Army (IRA; ), also known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and informally as the Provos, was an Irish republicanism, Irish republican paramilitary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, fa ...

in its 1992 purge of the IPLO's Belfast Brigade and Army Council factions.Profile
ulsternation.org.uk; accessed 3 November 2015.

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*Henry McDonald, ''INLA - Deadly Divisions'', Paperback: 469 pages; Poolbeg Press Ltd (April 26, 2010); ; 1960s births 1992 deaths Date of birth missing Deaths by firearm in Northern Ireland Irish National Liberation Army members Irish People's Liberation Organisation Paramilitaries from Belfast People killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army {{NorthernIreland-bio-stub