David Trimble A former first minister of Northern Ireland and the Nobel Peace Prize winner is dead of 77, the Ulster Unionist Party said on Monday.
The party He said in a permit on In my name or for me of Trimble family The unionist politician died earlier on Monday “after a short illness”.
Trimble, who He led the UUP from 1995 to 2005, and was a key Architect of The 1998 Good Friday Agreement that ended three decades of fierce struggle in Northern Ireland is known as “The Troubles”.
Keir Starmer, Boss of Britain’s opposition Labor Party described Trimble as a “prominent figure.” of Northern Ireland and Britain politics” in Monday tweet.
The UUP was the largest Protestant union in Northern Ireland party When, led by Trimble, she agreed to the Good Friday Peace Agreement.
he was the party’s first leader in 30 years to meet with Irish Prime Minister in Dublin. In 1997, Trimble became first trade union leader to negotiate with Irish Republican party Shane Fein.
Trimble co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize with Moderate Catholic leader John Hume, head of Social Democratic Party and Labor, for they work.
he becomes first minister in northern Ireland first power-to share government the same year with Seamus Malone of SDLP as Vice first minister.
But both UUP and SDLP soon They saw themselves overwhelmed by them more Militant parties – DUP and Sinn Fein.
Trimble struggled to keep it party together in the name of power-to share government Affected by the controversy over Disarming the IRA and other paramilitary groups. big colleagues He defected to the DUP, Trimble lost his seat in British Parliament in 2005 and soon after his resignation party leader. the following year He was assigned to the upper room of Parliament, House of Representatives of lords.
northern Ireland power- Participation has gone through many crises since then – but the peace settlement has largely survived.
“The Good Friday Agreement is something for everyone in Northern Ireland was able to agree with Trimble earlier this year. This does not mean that they agree with everything. There are aspects that some people was thought mistakebut the basic The thing is, this was agreed upon.”
Trimble is survived by his wife Daphne and children, Richard, Victoria, Nicholas and Sarah.
