Northern Ireland's Gusty Spence, a former paramilitary leader turned peacemaker, died on Sunday at the age of 78. One of the founding members of the pro-British Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), an organisation responsible for hundreds of murders in the British-controlled province's 30-year sectarian conflict, Spence was instrumental in ending its campaign.
In 1966, the UVF "declared war" on the Irish Republican Army (IRA), which wanted Northern Ireland to sever its connection to Britain and unite with the Republic of Ireland.