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Hardline Protestant cleric and former Northern Ireland leader Ian Paisley has died at the age of 88

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Former Northern Irish first minister Ian Paisley poses while holding an Ulster's Newspaper.-/AFP / Getty Images

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Northern Irish first minister Ian Paisley walking with his Afghan hound Jason, near his home in East Belfast.-/AFP / Getty Images

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U.S. President Bill Clinton (R) meeting with Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley at Queen's University in Belfast, 1995.WIN MCNAMEE/Reuters

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Rev. Ian Paisley, leader of the Democratic Union Party, speaks at a rally.Peter Kemp/The Associated Press

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Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley leaves Stormont Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland, after handing in a petition.Peter Kemp/The Associated Press

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Ian Paisley laughs as he poses for a photo with school children.Paul Faith/The Associated Press

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Ian Paisley speaks at a rally.Cathal McNaughton/The Associated Press

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