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Gusty Spence

Ulster loyalist

Died when: 78 years 88 days (938 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Gusty Spence

Augustus Andrew Spence (28 June 1933 – 25 September 2011) was a leader of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and a leading loyalist politician in Northern Ireland.

One of the first UVF members to be convicted of murder, Spence was a senior figure in the organisation for over a decade.

During his time in prison Spence renounced violence and helped to convince a number of fellow inmates that the future of the UVF lay in a more political approach.

Spence joined the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), becoming a leading figure in the group.As a PUP representative he took a principal role in delivering the loyalist ceasefires of 1994.

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