John McMichael
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John McMichael was a Northern Irish loyalist who rose to become the most prominent and charismatic figure within the Ulster Defence Association as the Deputy Commander and leader of its South Belfast
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McMichael's name heads a list of South Belfast UDA on this Sandy Row plaque
Ulster Defence Association
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The Ulster Defence Association is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in September 1971 as an umbrella group for various loyalist groups and undertook an armed cam
John McMichael
…McMichael (9 January 1948 – 22 December 1987) was a Northern Irish loyalist who rose to become the most prominent and charismatic figure within the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) as the Deputy Commander and leader of its South Belfast Brigade. He was also commander of the "Ulster Freedom Fighters" (UFF), a cover name for…
UDA members marching through Belfast city centre, mid-1972
A UFF flag in Finvoy, a rural area of County Antrim
A wall sign in Dervock showing support for the North Antrim and Londonderry brigade