Gerry Conlon, one of the so-called Guildford Four who were wrongly convicted over an IRA pub bombing in 1974, has died aged 60.
He was jailed for life the following year - along with Paul Hill, Carole Richardson and Paddy Armstrong - for the attack that killed five people and wounded 65 others.
Mr Conlon and the rest of the Guildford Four served 14 years of a life sentence before their convictions were overturned in 1989.
He was later played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the film In The Name Of The Father.
In a statement his family said: "This morning we lost our Gerry.
"He brought life, love, intelligence, wit and strength to our family through its darkest hours.
"He helped us to survive what we were not meant to survive.
"We recognise that what he achieved by fighting for justice for us had a far, far greater importance - it forced the world's closed eyes to be opened to injustice... we believe it changed the course of history.
"We thank him for his life and we thank all his many friends for their love."
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