Birth of Ian Richard Kyle Paisley
Birth of Ian Richard Kyle Paisley
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Ian Richard Kyle Paisley Biography and Timeline
Follow Ian Richard Kyle Paisley through 24 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1926–2007Years on this page
1926
1951
Church of Ulster
Founds the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
1966
Constitution of Great Britain
Paisley, along with Noel Doherty establishes the Ulster Constitution Defence Committee, which in turn establishes the paramilitary organisation Ulster Protestant Volunteers at a parade in the Shankill area of Belfast
Ulster Constitution Defence Committee
Paisley, along with Noel Doherty establishes the Ulster Constitution Defence Committee, which in turn establishes the paramilitary organisation Ulster Protestant Volunteers at a parade in the Shankill area of Belfast
Ulster Protestant Volunteers
Paisley, along with Noel Doherty establishes the Ulster Constitution Defence Committee, which in turn establishes the paramilitary organisation Ulster Protestant Volunteers at a parade in the Shankill area of Belfast
Arrest of Ian Richard Kyle Paisley
Imprisoned for a breach of the peace at a Church assembly
1969
Civil Rights
Gaoled for organising an illegal counter-demonstration against a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Armagh
Ulster Resistance
Gaoled for organising an illegal counter-demonstration against a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Armagh
1970
Election
Elected member of Parliament for the North Antrim constituency, which he has retained since then and is now the longest serving Member of Parliament from Northern Ireland
Member of Parliament
Elected member of Parliament for the North Antrim constituency, which he has retained since then and is now the longest serving Member of Parliament from Northern Ireland
1972
Constitution of Great Britain
Paisley oopposes the controversial all-island Council of Ireland linking Northern Ireland and the Republic on a legal but not constitutional levelcontroversial all-island Council of Ireland linking Northern Ireland and the Republic
Strike
Sunningdale collapses following the Ulster Workers Council Strike, which cut water and electricity supplies to many homes
Sunningdale Agreement
Opposes the Sunningdale Agreement, which sought to rework relationships between Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, providing for a power-sharing executive (government) involving both communities in Northern Ireland
Sunningdale Agreement
Paisley opposes the controversial all-island Council of Ireland linking Northern Ireland and the Republic on a legal but not constitutional level, controversial all-island Council of Ireland linking Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Sunningdale Agreement
Sunningdale collapses following the Ulster Workers Council Strike, which cut water and electricity supplies to many homes. Paisley opposes the 1972 suspension by the British Government of Edward Heath of the Northern Ireland Parliament and Government.
1974
Stormont Asembly
Paisley is subdued and thrown out of the Stormont Assembly by members of the RUC
Sunningdale Agreement
Leads a deputation of the Ulster Workers Council to wishing to destroy the agreement
1981
Third Force
Paisley establishes another paramilitary group, 3rd Force
Ulster Resistance
Establishe the paramilitary group Ulster Resistance
2003
Constitution of Great Britain
In the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly elections, the DUP overtake the UUP to become the largest party in Northern Ireland, achieving thirty seats to the UUPs twenty-seven
Election
In the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly elections, the DUP overtake the UUP to become the largest party in Northern Ireland, achieving thirty seats to the UUPs twenty-seven
2005
Constitution of Great Britain
In the 2005 UK general election the DUP win almost twice the UUP vote share and take nine seats to the UUPs one (successfully unseating then UUP leader David Trimble) and becoming the fourth largest party in the British House of Commons
Election
In the 2005 UK general election the DUP win almost twice the UUP vote share and take nine seats to the UUPs one (successfully unseating then UUP leader David Trimble) and becoming the fourth largest party in the British House of Commons
2007
Constitution of Great Britain
Power sharing in Northern Ireland is back after an historic agreement between Rev Ian Paisley & Gerry Adams
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.