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[[File:oliversipple.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Oliver Sipple]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==

1941 - 1989

==Occupation==

Activist

==Description==

Saved the life of President Ford when he diverted a gun shot aimed at him.  Became a cause-celebre for LGBTQ activists when it was revealed he was gay, but his outing by the press caused him depression and he committed suicide.

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/30/AR2006123000160.html
* http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/04/obituaries/ow-sipple-47-who-blocked-an-attempt-to-kill-ford-in-1975.html
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70e8aQ8f1c

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