Ulster Defence Association

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loyalist paramilitary organization non-state armed group paramilitary group

The Ulster Defence Association is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism and involvement in sectarian conflict during the late 20th century.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ulster Freedom Fighters 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf loyalist paramilitary organization ⓘ
non-state armed group ⓘ
paramilitary group ⓘ
activePeriod 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
1990s ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs UDA ⓘ
armedWing Ulster Defence Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ulster Freedom Fighters
ceasefireDeclared 1994 ⓘ
conflict The Troubles ⓘ
country Northern Ireland ⓘ
designation terrorist organization in Canada ⓘ
terrorist organization in the European Union ⓘ
terrorist organization in the United Kingdom ⓘ
terrorist organization in the United States ⓘ
financingMethod drug trafficking ⓘ
extortion ⓘ
racketeering ⓘ
founded 1971 ⓘ
foundedIn Belfast ⓘ
goal maintain Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation Belfast ⓘ
ideology British unionism ⓘ
British unionism ⓘ
surface form: Ulster loyalism

anti-Irish republicanism ⓘ
involvedIn sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland ⓘ
leadershipStructure brigade-based structure ⓘ
notableActivity bombings ⓘ
intimidation ⓘ
sectarian killings ⓘ
shootings ⓘ
opposedTo Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ
surface form: Provisional IRA
politicalWing Ulster Democratic Party ⓘ
Ulster Political Research Group ⓘ
primaryTargets Catholic civilians ⓘ
Irish nationalist civilians ⓘ
Irish republican activists ⓘ
recruitmentBase working-class Protestant areas ⓘ
region Ulster ⓘ
religiousAlignment Protestant community ⓘ
status illegal organization in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ
proscribed organization in the United Kingdom ⓘ
usedCoverName Ulster Defence Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ulster Freedom Fighters

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ulster Defence Association → armedWing → Ulster Defence Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ulster Freedom Fighters
Combined Loyalist Military Command → foundedBy → Ulster Defence Association ⓘ
Combined Loyalist Military Command → hasMember → Ulster Defence Association ⓘ
Operation Banner → opponent → Ulster Defence Association ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army → opponent → Ulster Defence Association ⓘ
The Troubles → participant → Ulster Defence Association ⓘ
Ulster Defence Association → usedCoverName → Ulster Defence Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ulster Freedom Fighters