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Lord Trimble, former first minister of Northern Ireland and Ulster Unionist Party leader, has died at the age of 77Lord Trimble led the Ulster Unionist Party between 1995 and 2005.
He was instrumental in the negotiation of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement - the peace deal which ended the worst of Northern Ireland's TroublesLord Trimble was a 'man of courage and vision' - BeattieStephen Davison/PacemakerDoug Beattie made the comments in tribute to Lord Trimble, who led the party between 1995 and 2005.
"He chose to grasp the opportunity for peace when it presented itself and sought to end the decades of violence that blighted his beloved Northern Ireland," he said. "He will forever be associated with the leadership he demonstrated in the negotiations that led up to the 1998 Belfast Agreement."
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