John Barnard Jenkins RIP (1933 – 2020) A Welsh Hero John Jenkins who has died was one of the most significant figures in the Welsh independence movement militant national struggle of the twentieth century.
Jenkins headed Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru (MAC) – the Movement for the Defence of Wales – which together with the Free Wales Army and later Mebion Glydwr carried a torch for Welsh Freedom from the 1960s. MAC Carried out a bombing campaign from 1966-69.
My own personal view is that MAC and John Jenkins were the most significant players in the 1960s and certainly up until the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, a move that was regarded with disdain by many Welsh people, they ran rings around the British Security Forces.