Ulster Volunteer Force

GPTKB entity

Statements (141)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:militant_group
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Ulster_Defence_Association
gptkbp:allies other loyalist groups
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Loyalist_paramilitaries
Unionism
Loyalist Communities Council
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:British_security_forces
gptkbp:colors Red, White, and Blue
gptkbp:commemoration annual parades
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:The_Troubles
leadership disputes
gptkbp:consequences arrests
gptkbp:controversy human rights violations
gptkbp:criteria loyalist allegiance
gptkbp:criticism gptkb:human_rights_organizations
gptkbp:cultural_impact music and art
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:2007
gptkbp:dissolved decommissioning of weapons
gptkbp:enemy Republican paramilitaries
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:The_Troubles
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:James_Craig
gptkbp:formed 1913
Ulster Volunteer Force (1912)
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1966
gptkbp:founded_in gptkb:Ulster_Volunteer_Force_(UVF)
gptkbp:funding donations
criminal activities
gptkbp:goal maintain Northern Ireland's status as part of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:has_activities armed campaigns
gptkbp:has_conflict_with gptkb:Irish_Republican_Army
gptkbp:has_cultural_impact loyalist culture
gptkbp:has_function counter-insurgency
gptkbp:has_historical_significance Irish history
gptkbp:has_history early 20th century Ireland
gptkbp:has_influence_on loyalist politics
political landscape in Northern Ireland
gptkbp:has_leadership gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:has_legacy ongoing sectarian tensions
gptkbp:has_membership gptkb:Patriot
gptkbp:has_publications UVF magazine
gptkbp:has_symbol red hand of Ulster
UVF flag
gptkbp:has_weapon firearms
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Belfast
gptkbp:historical_achievement gptkb:Belfast_Agreement
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Irish_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:historical_documentation UVF archives
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:David_Ervine
gptkb:Edward_Carson
gptkbp:historical_significance The Troubles in Northern Ireland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ulster Volunteer Force
gptkbp:influence loyalist politics
gptkbp:international_relations connections with British loyalists
gptkbp:international_response gptkb:British_loyalists
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:murder
gptkb:smuggling
cultural events
fundraising
youth programs
community outreach
kidnappings
demonstrations
charity work
drug trafficking
political campaigns
riots
sports activities
intimidation
public relations
political violence
extortion
political lobbying
sectarian violence
community defense
bombings
paramilitary activity
Northern Ireland conflict
shootings
gptkbp:involvement paramilitary violence
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Home_Rule_for_Ireland
gptkb:Irish_republicanism
civil rights groups
gptkbp:known_for loyalist paramilitary activities
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Billy_Wright
gptkbp:legacy ongoing sectarian tensions
gptkbp:legal_status illegal organization
banned in the UK
gptkbp:marketing_strategy gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:media_appearances gptkb:documentaries
documentaries and films
gptkbp:membership thousands
gptkbp:membership_estimate 3,000
gptkbp:memorials memorials in Northern Ireland
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:1994
gptkb:2007
gptkbp:military_rank volunteer
gptkbp:motto gptkb:For_God_and_Ulster
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Ballymurphy_Massacre
gptkb:Shankill_Road_bombing
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Billy_Wright
Gordon Kerr
John B. Mc Michael
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Billy_Wright
gptkb:Gerry_Adams
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Ballygawley_bus_bombing
gptkbp:notable_rivalry Republican groups
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:operations bombings and shootings
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:DUP
gptkbp:political_ideology British nationalism
Ulster nationalism
leaflets and posters
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:PUP_(Progressive_Unionist_Party)
gptkbp:public_art gptkb:militant_group
gptkbp:public_perception controversial
polarizing
gptkbp:public_reaction press releases
gptkbp:recruitment community outreach
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:reputation controversial
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Irish_Republican_Army
gptkbp:signage firearms and explosives
gptkbp:status illegal organization
gptkbp:support gptkb:British_government
loyalist communities
some segments of society
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Union_Flag
gptkb:Red_Hand_of_Ulster
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:Ulster_flag
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:training military training camps
gptkbp:training_programs military training camps
gptkbp:type loyalist paramilitary
gptkbp:uses violence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irish_Republican_Army
gptkb:Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
gptkb:Irish_Republican_Army_(IRA)
gptkb:The_Troubles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5