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A biography of Martin McGuinness, an Irish republican politician and former IRA leader who was deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. Learn about his role in the Good Friday Agreement, his political career, his resignation and death.
Mar 21, 2017 · The former IRA leader turned peacemaker and deputy first minister of Northern Ireland passed away in 2017 after a heart condition. He was praised by political leaders from different sides for his role in the Good Friday Agreement and his legacy in Derry.
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Jul 31, 2024 · Martin McGuinness, politician who—as a member of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Party—played an influential role in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 and later served as deputy first minister of Northern Ireland (2007–17). Learn more about his life and career.
Mar 21, 2017 · Martin McGuinness was the IRA leader who became a peace negotiator - a committed Irish republican who ended up shaking hands with the Queen.
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Mar 21, 2017 · Martin McGuinness, the former IRA commander turned Northern Ireland peace negotiatior, died overnight at the age of 66. Responses from across the British and Irish political spectrum have been...
Mar 21, 2017 · The former NI deputy first minister and ex-IRA chief-of-staff, who died aged 66, was carried to his family home in the Bogside. Sinn Fein leaders, his wife and children, and hundreds of mourners walked behind the coffin draped in an Irish tricolour.
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Jan 19, 2017 · A tribute to the veteran republican who led the IRA into war and Sinn Féin into government, and shook hands with the Queen. The article traces his life from his involvement in Bloody Sunday to his resignation over a botched energy scheme.
