 Paddy Doherty (activist)

Patrick Laurence Doherty (23 June 1926 – 7 January 2016), better known as Paddy 'Bogside' Doherty, was a Northern Irish activist from Derry, known for his activism in rebuilding the city after The Troubles.As vice-chairman of the Derry Citizens Defence Association Doherty played a major role in the events of August 1969 which culminated in the Battle of the Bogside, and was a leading figure in Free Derry in the years following its establishment.