The Combined Loyalist Military Command was an umbrella body for Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland set up in the early 1990s. In general, a loyalist is an individual who is loyal to the powers that be. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...

Bringing together the leaderships of the Ulster Defence Association, the Ulster Volunteer Force and the Red Hand Commandos, the CLMC sought to ensure that the groups would work towards the same goals. The group was made up of a number of ‘Liaison Officers’ who were senior figures from the paramilitary groups themselves, as well as from the Ulster Democratic Party and the Progressive Unionist Party (the RHC did not have a political wing). The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is a loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland, outlawed as a terrorist group in the UK and Republic of Ireland, which is perceived by its supporters as defending the unionist community from Irish Republican Terrorism. ... The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is a loyalist paramilitary (terrorist) group in Northern Ireland. ... Wall mural in Ulster The Red Hand Commandos (originally known simply as the Red Hand Commando) are a Northern Ireland loyalist paramilitary (terrorist) group with links to the Ulster Volunteer Force. ... The Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) were a small unionist political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) are a small political party from Northern Ireland. ...

The CLMC first tested the idea of a ceasefire in 1991 when it called a halt to all action from the 29th April to 4th July of that year. Although the ceasefire was not universally observed by all members it did indicate that the CLMC was open to the possibility of ending its campaign and a line of negotiation was opened afterwards with Robin Eames, the head of the Church of Ireland. Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (Redirected from 29th April) April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Robin Henry Alexander Eames, Baron Eames (born April 27, 1937) is the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ...

After a long process of consultation with members and activists across Northern Ireland, the CLMC called a ceasefire in 1994, bringing Loyalists fully into the peace process. The ceasefire, however, proved difficult to maintain and in 1996 the CLMC was forced to distance itself from the murder of a Catholic taxi driver by a UVF member. They were further embarrassed by television pictures that year showing loyalists at Drumcree Church being led against the security forces by Billy Wright, at the time a UVF member. Wright was soon expelled for his renegade actions along with a number of his followers who soon reconstituted as the Loyalist Volunteer Force, continuing without ceasefire. Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... For the township in Canada, see Loyalist, Ontario In general, a loyalist is an individual who is loyal to the powers that be. ... The peace process describes efforts by interested parties to effect a lasting solution to long-running conflicts, such as in Northern Ireland (see Belfast Agreement) or the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Drumcree Church is the parish church of Drumcree, a rural Church of Ireland parish to the north of Portadown in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search Billy Wright (July 7, 1960 - December 27, 1997) was a Northern Irish terrorist, a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and leader of the extremist Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF). ... The Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) is a loyalist terrorist group in Northern Ireland which broke away from the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and was led by the late Billy Wright. ...

Despite no longer having full control of Loyalism, the CLMC carried on and supported the signing of the Belfast Agreement. However since then the CLMC has effectively ceased to exist as the UVF and UDA were embroiled in a loyalist feud over Johnny Adair and commitment to the Agreement has wavered. Overall control of Loyalism has largely been lost to the CLMC and, whilst it is still theoretically maintained, it is no longer the important body that it once was. The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was a major step in the Northern Ireland peace process. It was signed in Belfast on April 10, 1998 (Good Friday) by the British and Irish governments and endorsed by most Northern Ireland... The loyalist feud refers to a feud which in 2002 split the Ulster Defence Association, one of the main loyalist organisations in Northern Ireland. ... Johnny Adair (nickname: Mad Dog) was the leader of a Belfast company of the loyalist paramilitary organisation Ulster Freedom Fighters, a part of the Ulster Defence Association. ...