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Interview with James Chichester-Clark by Ronnie Turner for RTE News in April 1969

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Video interview with James Chichester-Clarke, former Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture, by Ronnie Turner for RTE News in April 1969. On 23 April the Unionist Party announced that it had passed a resolution adopting the principle of universal adult franchise at the next local government election. Chichester-Clarke resigned in protest at this reform. In this interview he explains the reasons for his decision. Chichester-Clarke would become leader of the Unionist Party and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland on 1 May 1969.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 23 April 1969

Name of First Interviewee: James Chichester-Clark

Role at time of Interview: Former Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture

Interviewer: Ronnie Turner

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: © RTÉ 2013

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE News

Time Period covered: 1969

Key Individuals: James Chichester-Clark, Terence O’Neill

Key Words: Civil rights, Unionist Party, religion

 

 

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