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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:diplomat
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkb:United_Nations
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Exeter
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Sussex
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1941-02-27
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:New_Delhi
New Delhi, India
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:death_date
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2018-12-22
2023-12-22
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Somerset,_England
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Exeter
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gptkbp:honorary_title
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gptkb:Baron_Ashdown_of_Norton-sub-Hamdon
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Paddy Ashdown
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Nick_Clegg
gptkb:Charles_Kennedy
gptkb:Jo_Swinson
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Clement_Attlee
gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
Liberalism
Social democracy
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:Chaos_Space_Marines
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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Increased party membership
Advocated for electoral reform
Promoted coalition politics
Led party to its best electoral performance in 1997
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:1998_Kosovo_War
gptkb:1997_General_Election
gptkb:1998_Good_Friday_Agreement
gptkb:1998-1999_Northern_Ireland_peace_process
gptkb:1998_Liberal_Democrats_local_elections
gptkb:1999_European_Parliament_elections
gptkb:1999_House_of_Lords_Act
gptkb:1999_Liberal_Democrats_general_election_campaign
gptkb:1999_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election
gptkb:1999_NATO_intervention_in_Kosovo
1998 Liberal Democrats manifesto launch
1998-1999 UK political crisis
1999 House of Lords reform
1999 Liberal Democrats campaign strategy
1999 Liberal Democrats conference
Formation of the Liberal Democrats
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:A_Fortunate_Life
gptkb:The_Ashdown_Diaries
The Liberal Democrats: A History
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:A_Fortunate_Life
gptkb:The_Ashdown_Diaries
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:diplomat
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
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gptkbp:political_ideology
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Liberalism
Progressivism
Social liberalism
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkb:Social_Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:position
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gptkb:Leader_of_the_Liberal_Democrats
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gptkbp:position_held
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gptkb:Leader_of_the_Liberal_Democrats
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:David_Steel
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gptkbp:resigned
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gptkb:High_Representative_for_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:Leader_of_the_Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:spouse
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Jane Ashdown
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Paddy_Ashdown
gptkb:Lord_Ashdown_of_Norton-sub-Hamdon
gptkb:Charles_Kennedy
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gptkbp:term_end
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gptkb:1999
1999-07-01
1999-07-09
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gptkbp:term_start
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gptkb:1988
1988-07-01
1988-07-03
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gptkbp:website
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paddyashdown.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Liberal_Party_(UK)
gptkb:1979_general_election
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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