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James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (Irish: Séamus Máirtín Pacelli Mag Aonghusa; 23 May 1950 – 21 March 2017) was an Irish republican politician and statesman for Sinn Féin and a leader within the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) during The Troubles. He was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from May 2007 to ...
Jul 8, 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, a former Irish Republican Army commander and Sinn Fein political leader who helped negotiate peace in Northern Ireland after decades of sectarian violence, and became a senior...
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.
Mar 21, 2017 · DUBLIN (AP) — Martin McGuinness took up arms to fight British soldiers in the streets but ended up shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth II. A militant who long sought to unify Ireland through violence, he became a peacemaking politician who earned the respect, and even the friendship, of his former enemies.
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.
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.
