Martin McGuinness

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Martin McGuinness was an Irish republican politician and former IRA leader who became a key Sinn Féin figure and served as deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, playing a central role in the peace process.


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instanceOf Irish republican
Irish republican politician
Sinn Féin politician
former paramilitary leader
human
birthName James Martin Pacelli McGuinness NERFINISHED
burialPlace Derry City Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath amyloidosis
countryOfCitizenship Ireland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1950-05-23
dateOfDeath 2017-03-21
education Christian Brothers School, Derry NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Irish
ideology Irish republicanism
left-wing nationalism
languageSpoken English
movement Irish nationalism
Irish republicanism
name Martin McGuinness NERFINISHED
notableFor participation in the Good Friday Agreement negotiations
role in the Northern Ireland peace process
transition from armed struggle to constitutional politics
numberOfChildren 4
officeEndTime 2017-01-09
officeHeld deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
officeStartTime 2007-05-08
participatedIn Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland peace process NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Derry NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Derry NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
politicalParty Sinn Féin NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chief Negotiator for Sinn Féin NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Minister of Education (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED
deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
regionOfActivity Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
represented Foyle NERFINISHED
Mid Ulster NERFINISHED
roleInOrganization IRA leader
servedAlongside Arlene Foster NERFINISHED
Ian Paisley NERFINISHED
Peter Robinson NERFINISHED
spouse Bernie McGuinness NERFINISHED
wasMemberOf Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED

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