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The DUP was founded on 30 September 1971 by Ian Paisley, leader of the Protestant Unionist Party, and Desmond Boal, formerly of the Ulster Unionist Party. Paisley, a well-known Protestant fundamentalist minister, was the founder and leader of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster.
4 days ago · Democratic Unionist Party, unionist political party in Northern Ireland. The DUP was cofounded by Ian Paisley, who led it from 1971 to 2008, when he stepped down. The party traditionally competes for votes among Northern Ireland’s unionist Protestant community with the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
Jun 21, 2021 · Co-founded in September 1971 by the Reverend Ian Paisley, the party stood in opposition to republican violence and any involvement of the Irish government in Northern Ireland's...
Jun 13, 2017 · It was founded by the firebrand Ian Paisley in 1971 at the height of the Northern Ireland conflict, which entailed some three decades of violence between the province’s largely Catholic...
Jun 9, 2017 · The party was founded in 1971 by Ian Paisley, 88, a hardline unionist and firebrand Protestant minister.
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Oct 17, 2019 · Founded by the late Ian Paisley in 1971, at the height of the Northern Ireland Troubles, and now led by Arlene Foster, the DUP is the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and is...
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Jun 9, 2017 · Who was the DUP's founder? The party's founder was Ian Paisley, the Protestant firebrand who rejected compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland for much of his life only to become a...
