Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Martin McGuinness, former deputy first minister of Northern Ireland has
died. According to a statement released by the Sinn Fein party, he died
on Monday, March 20, 2017 at the age of 66 after a short illness.
He was controversial figure and a commander in the Irish Republican Army
terrorist group before becoming Sinn Fein's chief negotiator during the
Northern Ireland peace process.
In a statement, his political party Sinn Fein described him as a man of "great determination, dignity and humility."
In a statement, his political party Sinn Fein described him as a man of "great determination, dignity and humility."
His death comes less than three months after he resigned as deputy first
minister. He retired from politics on January 19, 2017, saying his
health had been deteriorating
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