[DOC] [TLE] Gerry Adams - Wikipedia [PAR] Gerard "Gerry" Adams is an Irish republican politician who is the president of the 
Sinn Fin political party, and a Teachta Dla (TD) for Louth since the 2011 
general election. From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he was an 
abstentionist .... Former IRA member Peter Rogers has alleged that Adams and 
his Sinn Fin... [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #4160, aired 2002-10-04 [PAR] Oct 4, 2002 ... His 1997 meeting with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was the first for a British 
P.M. & an IRA leader in 76 years... [DOC] [TLE] Blair Meets With Adams, I.R.A. Figure, In Belfast - The New York Times [PAR] Oct 14, 1997 ... British Prime Min Tony Blair meets with Gerry Adams, president of political ... to 
symbolize his commitment to peace talks in Northern Ireland; meeting is first 
between British Prime Minister and Sinn Fein leader in 76 years ... Blair Meets 
With Adams, I.R.A. Figure, In Belfast. By SARAH LYALL OCT. 14, 1997. [DOC] [TLE] Blair Meets IRA Allies in Gesture for Peace - latimes [PAR] Oct 14, 1997 ... Protestant hard-liners call his handshake with Sinn Fein leader an insult to ... 
behind closed doors, a British prime minister shook hands with the leader of the 
Irish republican movement Sinn Fein on Monday for the first time in 76 years. ... 
between Tony Blair and Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams lasted just 10... [DOC] [TLE] WORLD - Sinn Fein leader says Blair has grasp of Irish question [PAR] Gerry Adams will on Thursday become the first leader of Sinn Fein to visit 10 
Downing Street, traditional home of British prime ministers, for 76 years Reuters 
London-The leader of the IRA s political ... HDN | 12/8/1997 12:00:00 AM | ... 
Adams' meeting with Blair follows an IRA cease-fire in July in its campaign for an 
end to... [DOC] [TLE] A moment in history: sitting down to talk with Adams and ... [PAR] Mar 17, 2008 ... Tony Blair's first meetings with Sinn Fin's leaders in Belfast and in London ... 
after his 1997 landslide election victory when he met the leadership of ... On their 
side were Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, Pat Doherty and ... republican 
leaders and a British prime minister for 80 years, but light on substance. [DOC] [TLE] Blair Takes Heat For Handshake Protestants Denounce Meeting ... [PAR] Oct 14, 1997 ... Tony Blair shook hands Monday with Gerry Adams, the first time a British prime 
minister has met a leader of Sinn Fein in 76 years, but it... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Sinn Fein by Date - Page 3 - tribunedigital-mcall [PAR] The Morning Call | November 22, 1997 ... The first meeting in 76 years between a 
British leader and allies of the Irish Republican Army lasted only 15 minutes. ... 
The British prime minister extended his hand to Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams
, ... Ira Popularity Waning, But Not Its Might It Has About 400 Active Guerrillas And
... [DOC] [TLE] U.S.-British Relations: CQR [PAR] Jan 30, 1998 ... President Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, are getting along so ... for 
Repairing Relations, Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1997, p. .... of the IRA since 
negotiations 76 years ago that led to the division of Ireland. ... In a historic, high-
risk meeting for both men, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams went to... [DOC] [TLE] Agreement on Northern Ireland [PAR] Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern .... 
began a series of informal talks with the leader of Sinn Fin, Gerry Adams. ... The 
British and Irish governments agreed that, in the light of ending the IRA ... Mr Blair 
was the first British Prime Minister to meet a Sinn Fin representative in 76 years. [DOC] [TLE] Newsreal: Behind the balaclavas - Salon.com [PAR] Oct 21, 1997 ... A British reporter takes an inside look at the Irish Republican Army, ... when 
British Prime Minister Tony Blair shook hands with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams 
in Northern ... representatives of the outlawed Irish Republican Army in

Question: His 1997 meeting with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was the first for a British P.M. & an IRA leader in 76 years
Answer: Tony Blair