Gerry Fitt
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Gerry Fitt was a prominent Northern Irish nationalist politician and civil rights advocate who became the founding leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
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| instanceOf |
Irish nationalist
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civil rights activist → human → politician → |
| advocatedFor |
civil rights in Northern Ireland
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| birthName |
Gerard Fitt
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| causeOfDeath |
illness
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| countryOfActivity |
United Kingdom
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| countryOfBirth |
Northern Ireland
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| countryOfDeath |
Northern Ireland
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| dateOfBirth |
1926-04-09
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| dateOfDeath |
2005-08-26
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| era |
The Troubles in Northern Ireland
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| ethnicIdentity |
Irish
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| founderOf |
Social Democratic and Labour Party
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| foundingMemberOf |
Social Democratic and Labour Party
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| honorificTitle |
Baron Fitt
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| honouredIn |
House of Lords as Baron Fitt of Bell's Hill
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| knownFor |
founding the SDLP
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representation of nationalist interests at Westminster → role in the Northern Ireland civil rights movement → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
House of Lords
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Irish Labour Party NERFINISHED → Social Democratic and Labour Party NERFINISHED → |
| name |
Gerry Fitt
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| nationality |
British
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| nobleTitle |
Life peer
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| numberOfChildren |
5
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| opposedTo |
sectarianism in Northern Ireland
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| parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented |
Belfast West
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| placeOfBirth |
Belfast
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| placeOfDeath |
Belfast
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| politicalIdeology |
Irish nationalism
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social democracy → |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Chief Executive in the Northern Ireland Executive
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Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party → Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED → Member of the European Parliament → Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland → Senator of the Parliament of Northern Ireland → |
| regionOfActivity |
Northern Ireland
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| religion |
Roman Catholic
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| residence |
Belfast
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| spouse |
Anne Fitt
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| supported |
power-sharing in Northern Ireland
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Referenced by (1)
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Social Democratic and Labour Party
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foundedBy |