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| Martin McGuinness: Sinn Féin politician dies aged 66 | Martin McGuinness: Sinn Féin politician dies aged 66 |
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| Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland's former deputy first minister, has died aged 66. | Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland's former deputy first minister, has died aged 66. |
| It is understood he had been suffering from a rare heart condition. His funeral will be in Derry on Thursday. | It is understood he had been suffering from a rare heart condition. His funeral will be in Derry on Thursday. |
| The former IRA leader turned peacemaker worked at the heart of the power-sharing government following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. | The former IRA leader turned peacemaker worked at the heart of the power-sharing government following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. |
| The Queen is sending a private message to Mr McGuinness' widow, Buckingham Palace confirmed. | The Queen is sending a private message to Mr McGuinness' widow, Buckingham Palace confirmed. |
| Among the seismic moments in his time in government was the famous handshake with the Queen in 2012 and a toast to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. | Among the seismic moments in his time in government was the famous handshake with the Queen in 2012 and a toast to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. |
| The meeting was particularly symbolic as the IRA murdered the Queen's cousin, Lord Mountbatten, while he was on holiday in the Republic of Ireland in 1979. | The meeting was particularly symbolic as the IRA murdered the Queen's cousin, Lord Mountbatten, while he was on holiday in the Republic of Ireland in 1979. |
| Colin Parry, whose 12-year-old son, Tim, died in an IRA bomb in Warrington in 1993, said that although he did not forgive the IRA or Martin McGuinness, he found him a man who was "sincere in his desire for peace". | |
| Mr McGuinness became deputy first minister in 2007, standing alongside Democratic Unionist Party leaders Ian Paisley, Peter Robinson and Arlene Foster. | Mr McGuinness became deputy first minister in 2007, standing alongside Democratic Unionist Party leaders Ian Paisley, Peter Robinson and Arlene Foster. |
| He died in the early hours of Tuesday in a Londonderry hospital with his family by his side. | He died in the early hours of Tuesday in a Londonderry hospital with his family by his side. |
| The Northern Ireland Assembly will be recalled on Wednesday due to Mr McGuinness' death. | The Northern Ireland Assembly will be recalled on Wednesday due to Mr McGuinness' death. |
| A visibly ailing Mr McGuinness stood down from his post in January to protest against the DUP's handling of an energy scandal, in a move that triggered a snap election. | |
| "Bogside Republicans never retire," a defiant but tearful Martin McGuinness told his supporters on the night he called time on his political career. | "Bogside Republicans never retire," a defiant but tearful Martin McGuinness told his supporters on the night he called time on his political career. |
| He never travelled far from his roots but his political journey took him far beyond the comfort of Derry's Bogside. | He never travelled far from his roots but his political journey took him far beyond the comfort of Derry's Bogside. |
| But Sinn Féin's one-time chief negotiator always found his toughest negotiation was with his own people, especially in his home city where he faced threats from dissident republicans. | But Sinn Féin's one-time chief negotiator always found his toughest negotiation was with his own people, especially in his home city where he faced threats from dissident republicans. |
| Read more here. | Read more here. |
| Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said: "Throughout his life Martin showed great determination, dignity and humility and it was no different during his short illness. | Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said: "Throughout his life Martin showed great determination, dignity and humility and it was no different during his short illness. |
| "He was a passionate republican who worked tirelessly for peace and reconciliation and for the re-unification of his country. | |
| "But above all he loved his family and the people of Derry and he was immensely proud of both." | |
| Sinn Féin's northern leader Michelle O'Neill said: "I have known him since I was a child but I am honoured to have worked alongside him. He inspired me and many others." | Sinn Féin's northern leader Michelle O'Neill said: "I have known him since I was a child but I am honoured to have worked alongside him. He inspired me and many others." |
| Prime Minister Theresa May said although she could never "condone the path he took in the earlier part of his life, Martin McGuinness ultimately played a defining role in leading the republican movement away from violence". | Prime Minister Theresa May said although she could never "condone the path he took in the earlier part of his life, Martin McGuinness ultimately played a defining role in leading the republican movement away from violence". |
| "In doing so, he made an essential and historic contribution to the extraordinary journey of Northern Ireland from conflict to peace," she added. | "In doing so, he made an essential and historic contribution to the extraordinary journey of Northern Ireland from conflict to peace," she added. |
| Former US president Bill Clinton said that as Sinn Féin's chief negotiator, Mr McGuinness' "integrity and willingness to engage in principled compromise were invaluable in reaching the Good Friday Agreement". | |
| Former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Tebbit, who was injured and whose wife was paralysed by an IRA bomb in Brighton's Grand Hotel in 1984, described Mr McGuinness as "a coward". | |
| "The reason he suddenly became a man of peace, was that he was desperately afraid that he was going to be arrested and charged with a number of murders." | "The reason he suddenly became a man of peace, was that he was desperately afraid that he was going to be arrested and charged with a number of murders." |
| Julie Hambleton, whose sister, Maxine, was one of the 21 people killed in the Birmingham pub bombings in 1974, said "with his death, the truth is buried". | Julie Hambleton, whose sister, Maxine, was one of the 21 people killed in the Birmingham pub bombings in 1974, said "with his death, the truth is buried". |
| "Mr McGuinness was very fortunate because he was able to live a full life unlike my sister, unlike 20 other victims and unlike so many other thousands of people who were murdered." | "Mr McGuinness was very fortunate because he was able to live a full life unlike my sister, unlike 20 other victims and unlike so many other thousands of people who were murdered." |
| No-one knows how many people Martin McGuinness killed, directly or indirectly. | No-one knows how many people Martin McGuinness killed, directly or indirectly. |
| As a senior commander in the Provisional IRA for many years, there is no doubt there was blood on his hands. | As a senior commander in the Provisional IRA for many years, there is no doubt there was blood on his hands. |
| Security sources say he went on to become chief of staff of the organisation from the early 1980s, right through until the end of the IRA's campaign of violence. | Security sources say he went on to become chief of staff of the organisation from the early 1980s, right through until the end of the IRA's campaign of violence. |
| Nothing happened in Derry without him knowing. | Nothing happened in Derry without him knowing. |
| Read more here: | Read more here: |
| Northern Ireland's Chief Constable George Hamilton said: "Martin's journey in life challenges all of us who care about the future; to be prepared to change; to demonstrate leadership; and to work to understand the world, not just from our own perspective, but from the perspectives of everyone in our community." | |
| Northern Ireland's former first minister Arlene Foster called him "first and foremost, a much loved husband, father and grandfather." | |
| Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny said his passing represented a "significant loss, not only to politics in Northern Ireland, but to the wider political landscape on this island and beyond". | Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny said his passing represented a "significant loss, not only to politics in Northern Ireland, but to the wider political landscape on this island and beyond". |
| DUP MP Nigel Dodds, who survived an IRA gun attack in Belfast in 1996 as he was visiting his sick child in hospital, said: "We can't forget his past.... This will also be a difficult day for victims. But he did help move people forward when it comes to the peace process." | |
| Martin McGuinness grew up in Derry's Bogside, radicalised, he said, by discrimination and murder on the streets of his city. | Martin McGuinness grew up in Derry's Bogside, radicalised, he said, by discrimination and murder on the streets of his city. |
| He had a leading role in the IRA during a time when the paramilitary organisation was bombing his home city. | He had a leading role in the IRA during a time when the paramilitary organisation was bombing his home city. |
| He was convicted by the Republic of Ireland's Special Criminal Court after being arrested near a car containing explosives and ammunition. He served two prison sentences - he was also convicted of IRA membership. | He was convicted by the Republic of Ireland's Special Criminal Court after being arrested near a car containing explosives and ammunition. He served two prison sentences - he was also convicted of IRA membership. |
| But his leadership potential was spotted early and he was just 22 when he and Gerry Adams were flown to London for secret talks with the British government: MI5 considered him serious officer material with strategic vision. | But his leadership potential was spotted early and he was just 22 when he and Gerry Adams were flown to London for secret talks with the British government: MI5 considered him serious officer material with strategic vision. |
| The shift to politics came slowly. Martin McGuinness was chief negotiator in the blossoming peace process and took on the post of education minister. | The shift to politics came slowly. Martin McGuinness was chief negotiator in the blossoming peace process and took on the post of education minister. |
| By 2007, he was Northern Ireland's deputy first minister standing alongside First Minister Ian Paisley. The two forged an unlikely alliance - but they were working together for the same goal. | By 2007, he was Northern Ireland's deputy first minister standing alongside First Minister Ian Paisley. The two forged an unlikely alliance - but they were working together for the same goal. |
| He worked alongside DUP first minister Peter Robinson and, until January, was in office with Arlene Foster. | He worked alongside DUP first minister Peter Robinson and, until January, was in office with Arlene Foster. |
| In recent years, he said: "My war is over. My job as a political leader is to prevent that war and I feel very passionate about it." | In recent years, he said: "My war is over. My job as a political leader is to prevent that war and I feel very passionate about it." |
| Mr McGuinness' funeral will leave his home on Thursday at 13:20 GMT ahead of Requiem Mass at St Columba's Church Longtower at 14::00 GMT. He will be buried in the City Cemetery. | Mr McGuinness' funeral will leave his home on Thursday at 13:20 GMT ahead of Requiem Mass at St Columba's Church Longtower at 14::00 GMT. He will be buried in the City Cemetery. |