Former IRA commander Martin McGuinness has died at 66CLODAGH KILCOYNE Martin McGuinness has died at 66. Martin McGuinness, the Irish Republican Army commander who led his underground paramilitary movement toward reconciliation with Britain, has died, his Sinn Fein party announced. Former deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and former IRA Commander Martin McGuinness has died aged 66 — Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) March 21, 2017McGuinness suffered from amyloidosis, a rare disease with a strain specific to Ireland's northwest. He rose to become Derry's deputy IRA commander by age 21 as "Provo" bombs systematically wrecked the city centre. No observer could have foreseen what happened next: a genuine friendship between First Minister Paisley and Deputy First Minister McGuinness.

Source: Stuff March 21, 2017 06:26 UTC