In Pictures: Ian Paisley

March 22 1966: Ian Paisley with two colleagues as they are escorted to their plane, after shouting abusive slogans at the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Ramsey, regarding his visit to see the Pope in Rome Photograph: Hulton-Deutsch Collection

August 23 1969: Ian Paisley leaves Stormont Castle after handing in a petition Photograph: AP

October 12 1970: Ian Paisley makes a protest regarding his ban from visiting Australia whilst the Pope is also there Photograph: Corbis

July 7 1996: Ian Paisley passes through the RUC lines to negotiate with senior officers to prevent the stand-off at Drumcree parish church in Portadown. Police blocked the path of 1,200 Ulster Protestant loyalists who tried to march through a Roman Catholic area, amid fears of renewed sectarian violence at the start of the traditional marching season Photograph: Brian Little/AFP

December 6 2004: Ian Paisley leaves Downing Street to speak to the press after meeting with Tony Blair to discuss the restoring of devolution in Northern Ireland Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Getty

December 8 2004: Ian Paisley after meeting with the head of the decommissioning body, General John de Chastelain, in Belfast Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/PA

April 21 2005: Ian Paisley laughs during the launch of the DUP election manifesto in Magheralin, Nothern Ireland Photograph: Paul McErlane/Getty

May 19 2005: Ian Paisley arrives for a meeting with Tony Blair in Downing Street Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty

February 6 2006: Ian Paisley leaves Hillsborough Castle after his meeting with the Northern Ireland secretary of state Peter Hain. Talks exploring how to restore a devolved assembly took place between the British and Irish governments and the Northern Ireland parties Photograph: Paul McErlane/EPA

February 20 2007: Ian Paisley is interviewed at Galgorm Manor Hotel, in his own constituency of Ballymena, during the run up to March 7 Northern Ireland assembly elections Photograph: PA

March 7 2007: Ian Paisley arrives at the polling station at Elm Grove primary school in east Belfast, to cast his vote in the election of 108 new members of the Stormont assembly. The parties are attempting to strengthen their representation at the parliament ahead of the deadline for striking a deal on devolution Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

May 8 2007: Ian Paisley, First Minister of the Northern Ireland assembley and his wife Eileen arrive at Stormont Photograph: PA

May 8 2007: First Minister Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness smile after being sworn in as ministers of the Northern Ireland assembley, Stormont Photograph: Paul Faith/PA

May 8 2007: Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and First Minister Ian Paisley return to their offices in Stormont Assembly in Belfast Photograph: PA