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Paisley vocally attacking people associated with Northern Irish Catholic culture during one of his militant protests in 1969.[[File:Images-0.jpg|thumb|116x116px]] | Paisley vocally attacking people associated with Northern Irish Catholic culture during one of his militant protests in 1969.[[File:Images-0.jpg|thumb|116x116px]] | ||
'''Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside''', PC (April 6th, 1926 – September 12th, 2014) was a loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland. | '''Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside''', PC (April 6th, 1926 – September 12th, 2014) was a loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland. He was the leader of the infamous [[Democratic Unionist Party]] from 1971 until he was forced to resign by his party in 2008. | ||
Paisley was one of the driving forces in Sectarianism in Northern Ireland and held a strong hatred for Catholics and other groups. In the 1960s, he had the opportunity to end the violence against Catholics but opted not to. He opposed the good Friday agreement and wanted the Northern Irish troubles to continue on. Paisley had a strong admiration for the infamous [[Oliver Cromwell]] and cited the 1970 Cromwell film as his all-time favourite film. | Paisley was one of the driving forces in Sectarianism in Northern Ireland and held a strong hatred for Catholics and other groups. In the 1960s, he had the opportunity to end the violence against Catholics but opted not to. He opposed the good Friday agreement and wanted the Northern Irish troubles to continue on. Paisley had a strong admiration for the infamous [[Oliver Cromwell]] and cited the 1970 Cromwell film as his all-time favourite film. |