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Good Friday Agreement architect David Trimble dies at age 77
Belfast (Reuters)-Northern Ireland leader David Trimble, who led the majority of Protestants in the region to a historic peace agreement with Nobel Peace Prize-winning Catholic rivals, died at the age of 77 and his family Said on Monday. Born from the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, Trimble, the first Minister of Power Sharing Government in Northern Ireland, was one of the chief architects of the agreement, which almost ended the 30-year bloodshed in the region. In a statement, former US President Bill Clinton said, “During negotiations, we believed that future generations deserve to grow free from violence and hatred, so we made many more difficult choices than politically favorable ones. I went there too, “he explained, explaining Clinton as a leader in courage. , Vision and principles.