Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC (6 April 1926 – 12 September 2014) was a loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 1971 to 2008 and First Minister of …

Jan 19, 2025 · Ian Paisley (born April 6, 1926, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland—died September 12, 2014, Belfast) was a militant Protestant leader in the factional conflict that divided Northern Ireland from the 1960s, who was first minister of Northern Ireland from May 2007 to …

Sep 12, 2014 · Dr Ian Paisley was probably the most fiery, uncompromising and bellicose Ulster politician throughout the North's Troubles. But late in life, one of the most turbulent figures in Northern Ireland...

Sep 12, 2014 · The Rev. Ian Paisley, Northern Ireland’s firebrand Protestant leader, who vowed never to compromise with Irish Catholic nationalists, then, in his twilight, accepted a power-sharing agreement...

Sep 12, 2014 · With his thunderous rhetoric and his bull-like voice, Ian Paisley was always the epitome of an American Deep South preacher. He was born in 1926 in Armagh.

Sep 12, 2014 · Former Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley, has died aged 88. Baroness Eileen Paisley said her husband died on Friday morning and the family was heartbroken. Mr Paisley moved from a...

Ian Paisley was known for his booming voice, earning him the nickname "Big Ian." His powerful oratory skills often captivated audiences and made him a formidable presence in political debates. Paisley was a talented musician and enjoyed playing the piano.

Sep 12, 2014 · The Reverend Ian Paisley had a lengthy career full of discord and division, religious conflict and political confrontation, which spanned the course of the Northern Ireland Troubles.

Ian Paisley, (born April 6, 1926, Armagh, County Armagh, N.Ire.—died September 12, 2014, Belfast, N.Ire.), militant Protestant leader and first minister of Northern Ireland (2007–08).

Sep 12, 2014 · Rev. Ian Paisley, the divisive Protestant firebrand who devoted his life to thwarting compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland only to become a pivotal peacemaker in his twilight years,...