Ian Paisley was a Catholic religious leader who co-founded the Presbyterian Church in Ireland in 1951.

Ian Paisley was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, and raised in Armagh, County Armagh.

Ian Paisley had three children: two daughters and one son.

Despite his political stances, Ian Paisley considered himself an Ulsterman and also an Irishman.

Ian Paisley received his theological training exclusively at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Hall in Belfast.

The Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster was co-founded in 1951 after Paisley was forbidden from speaking at a Presbyterian Church in Ireland congregation.

Ian Paisley served as the leader (moderator) of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster for 47 years.

The Free Presbyterian Church requires strict separation from any church that has deviated from fundamental doctrines.

Ian Paisley promoted a highly conservative form of Biblical literalism and anti-Catholicism, which he termed 'Bible Protestantism'.

Ian Paisley established his newspaper, the Protestant Telegraph, in 1976 to spread his religious and political views.

Ian Paisley's nickname 'Dr. No' was solely due to his honorary doctorate from Bob Jones University.

What was Ian Paisley's primary religious role and the church he co-founded?

Where was Ian Richard Kyle Paisley born?

How many children did Ian Paisley and Eileen Cassells have?

What was Ian Paisley's view on his national identity?

What event led to the co-founding of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster in 1951?

For how many years did Ian Paisley serve as the leader (moderator) of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster?

What was the name of the newspaper Ian Paisley set up in February 1966 to spread his views?

Why was Ian Paisley nicknamed 'Dr. No'?

What did Ian Paisley do during Pope John Paul II's speech in the European Parliament in 1988?

Ian Paisley's opposition to the Catholic civil rights movement in the mid-to-late 1960s is considered a contributing factor to the outbreak of the Troubles.

The 'Save Ulster from Sodomy' campaign successfully prevented the decriminalization of homosexual acts in Northern Ireland.

Ian Paisley's first political involvement was campaigning for a successful Ulster Unionist Party candidate in the 1950 general election.

Ulster Protestant Action (UPA), co-founded by Paisley, initially focused on promoting Protestant businesses and housing allocations.

Ian Paisley was convicted for public order offenses after a 1959 UPA rally where he shouted out addresses of Catholic-owned properties that were subsequently attacked.

The 'Tricolour Riots' of 1964 erupted after Ian Paisley led a march to remove an Irish tricolour flag, which the RUC had refused to take down.

Ian Paisley opposed Prime Minister Terence O'Neill because O'Neill was seen as too 'soft' on the civil rights movement and pursued policies of reform and reconciliation.

The Ulster Protestant Volunteers (UPV) were responsible for bombing water and electricity installations in 1969, which Paisley falsely blamed on the IRA.

Ian Paisley's opposition to which movement in the 1960s is noted as contributing to the outbreak of the Troubles?

What was the outcome of the 'Save Ulster from Sodomy' campaign launched by Ian Paisley in 1977?

What was the initial purpose of Ulster Protestant Action (UPA), co-founded by Paisley in 1956?

What was the consequence of Ian Paisley's speech at a UPA rally in June 1959?

Why did Ian Paisley oppose Prime Minister Terence O'Neill in the 1960s?

Which paramilitary group did Ian Paisley and Noel Doherty found in April 1966?

What were Ian Paisley's controversial remarks following the August 1969 riots in Belfast?

Throughout the Troubles, Ian Paisley consistently advocated for power-sharing arrangements between unionists and Irish nationalists.

Ian Paisley's efforts were particularly effective in bringing down the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985.

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was founded in 1971 by Ian Paisley and James Molyneaux.

British Government papers revealed that Ian Paisley attempted to reach a compromise with the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in 1971.

Ian Paisley consistently declared his total opposition to power-sharing with nationalists, viewing it as destructive to the Unionist principle.

The Sunningdale Agreement established a power-sharing government and proposed a Council of Ireland, which Paisley supported as a step towards reconciliation.

The Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) general strike of 1974 successfully brought down the Sunningdale Agreement.

Ian Paisley was first elected to the European Parliament in 1989.

The 'Third Force' was a loyalist paramilitary organization that Ian Paisley attempted to create in 1981 to fight the IRA.

The United States Department of State revoked Ian Paisley's visa in 1981 due to his support for the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

The Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 gave the Irish government a binding role in Northern Ireland's political decisions.

Ian Paisley and other unionist politicians occupied the Stormont Parliament Building in June 1986 to protest the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

The Ulster Resistance Movement (URM) was announced by Ian Paisley and other DUP members in 1986 with the purpose of bringing down the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

Ian Paisley's DUP withdrew from the Good Friday Agreement negotiations because they believed the terms were too favorable to unionists.

Despite his party's opposition to the Good Friday Agreement, Ian Paisley chaired the Agriculture Committee in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Which political party did Ian Paisley lead from 1971 to 2008?

When was the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) founded?

What was Ian Paisley's consistent position on power-sharing with nationalists, as articulated in 1984 and 1998?

What was the primary reason Ian Paisley and other hardline unionists opposed the Sunningdale Agreement of 1973?

What was the outcome of the Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) general strike in 1974?

When was Ian Paisley first elected to the European Parliament?

What was the 'Third Force' that Ian Paisley attempted to create in 1981?

What was Ian Paisley's famous declaration at the 1985 'Ulster Says No' rally against the Anglo-Irish Agreement?

What was the purpose of the Ulster Resistance Movement (URM), announced by Ian Paisley in 1986?

Why did Ian Paisley's DUP withdraw from the Good Friday Agreement negotiations?

Ian Paisley served as the First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2007 to 2008, a role he assumed after his party agreed to share power with Sinn Féin following the St Andrews Agreement.

In 2005, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) became the largest unionist party in Northern Ireland, displacing Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

Ian Paisley stepped down as First Minister and DUP leader in mid-2008 and subsequently retired from politics in 2011.

Ian Paisley expressed sympathy for Catholics after the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005, marking a softening of his anti-Catholic rhetoric.

Ian Paisley retired from his European Parliament seat in 2009.

Ian Paisley's meeting with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in 2004 marked a significant shift in his political approach, as he had long refused to engage with the Irish government.

In the 2006 St Andrews Agreement, Ian Paisley and the DUP agreed to new elections and supported a new executive including Sinn Féin, provided Sinn Féin accepted the PSNI.

Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness were dubbed the 'Chuckle Brothers' due to their contentious and adversarial working relationship as First Minister and Deputy First Minister.

Ian Paisley retired as DUP leader and First Minister in May 2008, and Peter Robinson succeeded him in both roles.

Ian Paisley chose the life peerage title 'Baron Bannside' because it was his wife's maiden name.

Ian Paisley delivered his final sermon and officially retired from his religious ministry in 2012 at the age of 85.

Ian Paisley died in Dublin and was buried in Belfast.

Which of the following agreements did Ian Paisley NOT oppose during the Troubles?

What significant political shift occurred in Northern Ireland in 2005 regarding the dominant unionist party?

When did Ian Paisley step down as First Minister and DUP leader?

What significant meeting did Ian Paisley hold in September 2004, marking a shift in his political approach?

What was the public perception of the working relationship between Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness as First Minister and Deputy First Minister?

Who succeeded Ian Paisley as leader of the DUP in April 2008?

What life peerage was bestowed upon Ian Paisley in 2010?

When did Ian Paisley officially retire from his religious ministry?

According to The New York Times obituary, what was noted about Ian Paisley's stances against Roman Catholics in his later life?