Ulster Defence Association (UDA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ulster_Defence_Association_(UDA)

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:UDA
gptkbp:activeIn	gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:ceasefireDeclared	1994
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:flag	UDA flag
gptkbp:founded	1971
gptkbp:goal	Maintain Northern Ireland's status within the United Kingdom
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Belfast
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ulster Defence Association (UDA)
gptkbp:ideology	gptkb:Protestantism British unionism Ulster loyalism
gptkbp:involvedIn	gptkb:The_Troubles
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:John_McMichael gptkb:Andy_Tyrie gptkb:Jackie_McDonald gptkb:Tommy_Herron
gptkbp:notableAction	gptkb:drug_trafficking extortion bombings targeted killings sectarian attacks
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Michael_Stone gptkb:William_McCrea gptkb:Billy_Elliot gptkb:John_White gptkb:John_Gregg gptkb:Jim_Gray gptkb:James_Craig gptkb:Billy_McFarland gptkb:Colin_'Crazy'_Craig gptkb:Davy_Payne gptkb:Frankie_Curry gptkb:Gary_Fisher gptkb:Jim_Spence gptkb:Johnny_Adair gptkb:Sammy_Duddy gptkb:Tommy_Lyttle gptkb:William_'Big_Bill'_Hamilton gptkb:William_'Billy'_Elliot gptkb:William_'Billy'_McCrea gptkb:William_'Billy'_McFarland gptkb:William_'Billy'_McQuiston gptkb:William_'Billy'_Spence gptkb:William_'Bucky'_McCullough gptkb:William_'Budgie'_Allen gptkb:William_'Mo'_Courtney gptkb:William_'Winkie'_Dodds gptkb:Joe_English gptkb:Jimbo_Simpson gptkb:Stephen_'Top_Gun'_McKeag gptkb:Ray_Smallwoods Joe Bratty
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	thousands (at peak)
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:Ulster_Democratic_Party gptkb:Ulster_Political_Research_Group
gptkbp:rival	gptkb:Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_(IRA) gptkb:Ulster_Volunteer_Force_(UVF) gptkb:Irish_National_Liberation_Army_(INLA)
gptkbp:status	proscribed organization illegal organization (since 1992 in UK)
gptkbp:website	https://www.uda.org.uk/
gptkbp:women's_wing	Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Troubles_(Northern_Ireland)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7