Ulster Unionist Council (as a key organizer)
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The Ulster Unionist Council was the central coordinating body of Ulster unionism in the early 20th century, leading political and organizational efforts to maintain the union between Ulster and Great Britain.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist Council | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ulster unionist body
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ unionist organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Home Rule crisis
ⓘ
pre-World War I period ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Ulster Unionist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster Volunteer Force (pre-World War I) political leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
delegates from Ulster unionist associations
ⓘ
representatives of Protestant churches and civic bodies aligned with unionism ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
defence of Protestant and unionist interests in Ulster
ⓘ
maintenance of the union between Ulster and Great Britain ⓘ opposition to Irish Home Rule ⓘ |
| ideology |
British unionism
ⓘ
Ulster unionism ⓘ |
| influenced |
British government policy on Irish Home Rule
ⓘ
creation of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
centralized coordination of Ulster unionist resistance to Home Rule
ⓘ
mass mobilization of Protestant unionists in Ulster ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Irish Parliamentary Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish nationalism ⓘ |
| organized |
coordination between local unionist associations
ⓘ
propaganda against Irish self-government ⓘ unionist electoral campaigns in Ulster ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
anti-Home Rule
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pro-British ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | right-wing ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
nine counties of Ulster
ⓘ
predominantly Protestant areas of Ulster ⓘ |
| religiousAlignment | Protestant ⓘ |
| represented |
Ulster unionist opinion to the British government
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interests of unionist business and landowning elites in Ulster ⓘ |
| role |
central coordinating body of Ulster unionism
ⓘ
key organizer of unionist political activity in Ulster ⓘ organizer of resistance to Home Rule ⓘ strategic leadership body for Ulster unionist movement ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Ulster Covenant campaign
NERFINISHED
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coordination of Ulster Volunteer Force political support ⓘ formation of the Ulster Unionist Party structure ⓘ negotiations over the partition of Ireland ⓘ organization of mass unionist rallies against Home Rule ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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