But he personally saw partition as a failure and resigned as leader of the Ulster Unionists in 1921.
As a result Hicks Jr resigned as a director of the club and parent company Kop Holdings, leading to a restructure of the board.
In a statement as he resigned, the cardinal thanked God "for any good I have been able to do" and apologised "to all whom I have offended for any failures".
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Her style at the General Assembly was a model for John Bolton's, confrontational and blunt to a degree, and the present ambassador, as he resigned amid general hooting, candidly acknowledged his debt to her.
As Nixon resigned when the process was just beginning, the only president to have been through the whole process was Andrew Johnson, impeached by the House in 1868 on 11 counts, strongly political in flavour.
Eric Joyce - who quit as an aide to former Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth last year in a row over strategy in Afghanistan - is also standing, as is Caroline Flint, who resigned as Europe minister last year and accused Gordon Brown of treating women like "window dressing".
On March 3, 2011, Mr. Greene resigned as President and CEO of the company, and three directors resigned from the board.
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He resigned as president in August 2008 to avoid impeachment by a new, democratically elected parliament.
After narrowly surviving a coup, he resigned as Speaker in 1998 after Republicans lost House seats.
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He resigned as an independent for the same seat amid controversy over his remarks.
Ji's junior partner and longtime friend Ancle Hsu also resigned as acting chief executive of Apex.
He resigned as CONCACAF's general secretary in 2011, after serving with the body for 21 years.
In January, amid growing speculation he knew about the hacking, Coulson resigned as Cameron's official spokesman.
Deputy Sean Power has resigned as Jersey's housing minister after breaching data protection laws.
In May 2003, Ms. Vaughn resigned as Senior Pastor and began caring for her husband.
Coach Jim Tressel resigned as Head Coach of The Ohio State Buckeyes football program this morning.
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Robert Kennedy resigned as attorney-general and, with Johnson's crucial support, was elected to the Senate.
Gov. Jennifer Carroll has resigned as questions arose over a company for which she previously consulted.
Lloyd resigned as captain after seeing Great Britain, without Murray, slump to defeat to Lithuania.
Mr Diamond resigned as Barclays chief executive the day before he gave evidence to MPs.
Mr Strasser, of the conservative Austrian People's Party (OeVP), resigned as an MEP in March 2011.
MDP, which he founded, Mr Kim has resigned as its president, and as a member.
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The Vatican confirmed that O'Brien had resigned as archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.
Mr Huhne, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, resigned as energy and climate change secretary after he was charged.
Stewart Jackson, who resigned as a ministerial aide over Europe, cautiously welcomed Mr Cameron's comments.
Martin McGuinness has confirmed that he has formally resigned as the MP for Mid-Ulster.
David Blunkett got a consultancy job when he resigned as work and pensions secretary in disgrace.
Armstrong also later resigned as chairman of the Livestrong Foundation, the cancer charity he created.
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They are not the despotic 'reactionaries' Eduard Shevardnadze warned against when he resigned as Foreign Minister.
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