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

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rebels in the

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; campaigning against the

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, and supporting the recognition of the

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and

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s, he supported the creation of a Kurdish state in the

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, and called for the cessation of

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, against

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and also against the authoritarian governments of the Arab States. Mac Manus was a member of the

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. 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,

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and the

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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
/ref> Mac Manus died on 12 August 2011

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1944 births 2011 deaths Irish activists Irish communists Irish emigrants to Denmark Danish activists Danish communists {{Denmark-bio-stub