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Northern Ireland
Major players in Northern Ireland Troubles
Description | Person/Group |
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To his followers he is regarded as the greatest Republican Leader | Gerry Adams |
To the Unionists he is at best an apologist for IRA gunmen | Gerry Adams |
Has strong links to the IRA, but has never been convicted | Gerry Adams |
Leader of Sinn Fein | Gerry Adams |
Helped to develop the IRA ceasefire in 1994 | Gerry Adams |
Driving force behind significant attempts to resolve Northern Ireland Problem | John Hume |
Began within the Civil Rights Movement | John Hume |
Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party | John Hume |
Began talks between SDLP and Sinn Fein | John Hume |
Opponant to violent action | John Hume |
Awarded Nobel Peace prize in 1998 | John Hume |
Labelled as IRA member by Unionists before admission | Martin McGuiness |
Convicted of IRA membership | Martin McGuiness |
Northern Ireland Education Minister 1999 | Martin McGuiness |
Turned to Republicanism following 1960's Governments repression of Nationalists | Martin McGuiness |
Sinn Feins chief negotiator in Good Friday Agreement | Martin McGuiness |
Linkman between de-commisioning and IRA | Martin McGuiness |
Major player in Sinn Fein | Martin McGuiness |
Main Unionist (extreme) political leader | Ian Paisley |
Religous and political roles interlinked | Ian Paisley |
Resisted any movement to include Republic in Northern Ireland | Ian Paisley |
Feicely opposed to Sinn Fein | Ian Paisley |
Political wing of IRA | Sinn Fein |
Devoted to establishment of united Ireland | Sinn Fein |
Strong supporters of Good Friday Agreement | Sinn Fein |
Grown in power following 1980's | Sinn Fein |
Belives in de-commisioning IRA | Sinn Fein |
Largest Nationalist party in Northern Ireland | Sinn Fein |
Non-sectarian and moatly Liberal | Alliance Party |
Strong supporters of Good Friday agreement | Alliance Party |
Sought both Catholic and Unionsit moderates | Alliance Party |
Most hardline of the Unionist parties | DUP |
Opposed to Sunningdale | DUP |
Led by Ian Paisley | DUP |
Anti-Catholic | DUP |
Strong opposition to Good Friday Agreement | DUP |
Largest Nationalist Party in Northern Irealnd during troubles | SDLP |
Resolutly non-violent | SDLP |
Just left of centre | SDLP |
Party maintaining link between UK and Northern Ireland | UUP |
Split over civil rights demands | UUP |
Damaged by introduction of direct rule | UUP |
Main party involved in Good Friday agreemant | UUP |
Relatively small Republican Paramilitary group | INLA |
Generally works alongside other groups | INLA |
Main Republican paramilitary group | IRA |
Militant brach of IRA | PIRA |
Socialist branch of IRA | OIRA |
Agrees only with some aspects of Good Friday agreement | IRA |
Main Unionist Paramilitaries | UFF |
Umbrella group for loyalist groups | UFF |
Group opposed to reforms in early 1960's | UVF |