Eberhard Spiecker

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Eberhard Spiecker (2 August 1931 - 13 May 2017) [1] was a German Lutheran [2] clergyman who played a key and unreported role in the Northern Ireland peace process. [3] He died in May 2017. [2]

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References

  1. "Alle Traueranzeigen für Eberhard Spiecker | trauer.rp-online.de".
  2. 1 2 German clergyman who hosted secret talks between northern parties in 1980s dies
  3. Secret German peacemaker in Northern Ireland