Gusty Spence, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Ulster loyalist
Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1933
Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of Death: 25-Sep-2011
Profession: politician
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Gusty Spence
- Augustus Andrew "Gusty" Spence (28 June 1933 – 25 September 2011) was a leader of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and a leading loyalist politician in Northern Ireland.
- One of the first UVF members to be convicted of murder, Spence was a senior figure in the organisation for over a decade. During his time in prison Spence renounced violence and helped to convince a number of fellow inmates that the future of the UVF lay in a more political approach.
- Spence joined the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), becoming a leading figure in the group.
- As a PUP representative he took a principal role in delivering the loyalist ceasefires of 1994.
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