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21 March 2017

4775 GB adults surveyed

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Martin McGuinness has died aged 66. Early in his career he a leader of the provisional IRA in Derry and in the 1970s was imprisoned after being caught with explosives and ammunition. He is thought to have remained part of the IRA leadership after this time. Later in his career he was Sinn Fein's negotiator in the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland. He renounced violence and served as Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland's power sharing government. Looking at his whole career, do you think Martin McGuinness should be condemned as a terrorist, or respected as a peacemaker?

Conducted 21 March 2017

YouGov surveyed 4775 GB adults

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14%
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6%
20%
Martin McGuinness has died aged 66. Early in his career he a leader of the provisional IRA in Derry and in the 1970s was imprisoned after being caught with explosives and ammunition. He is thought to have remained part of the IRA leadership after this time. Later in his career he was Sinn Fein's negotiator in the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland. He renounced violence and served as Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland's power sharing government. Looking at his whole career, do you think Martin McGuinness should be condemned as a terrorist, or respected as a peacemaker?

Conducted 21 March 2017

YouGov surveyed 4775 GB adults

By:
24%
14%
36%
6%
20%

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