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[[File:Nigel Farage of UKIP.jpg|thumb|300px|Nigel Farage in 2008]]

[[File:Nigel Farage of UKIP.jpg|thumb|300px|Nigel Farage in 2008]]

'''Nigel Paul Farage'''  (born 3 April 1964) is a [[conservative]] and [[Euroskeptic]] British politician and former leader of the [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP) from 2010 to 2016; he also held that position from September 2006 to November 2009. Since 1999, he has been a Member of the [[European Parliament]] for South East England and co-chairs the Eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group.

'''Nigel Paul Farage'''  (born 3 April 1964) is a [[conservative]] and [[Euroskeptic]] British politician and leader of the [[Brexit Party]]. He formerly led the [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP) from 2010 to 2016; he also held that position from September 2006 to November 2009. Since 1999, he has been a Member of the [[European Parliament]] for South East England and co-chairs the Eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group.

Farage's goal, leaving the [[globalist]] and [[socialist]] [[European Union]], was achieved when the British people voted to leave the EU in a June 23, 2016 referendum.<ref>Armstrong, Paul (July 15, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/24/europe/eu-referendum-nigel-farage/ Nigel Farage: Arch-eurosceptic and Brexit 'puppet master']. ''CNN''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref><ref>Jamieson, Alastair (June 25, 2016). [https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/brexit-referendum/brexit-result-meet-men-who-took-britain-out-europe-n598381 Brexit Result: Meet the Men Who Took Britain Out of Europe]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref> Although the more liberal supporters of [[Brexit]] shunned him, he was instrumental in having the referendum held in the first place.<ref>Wiseman, Oliver (December 9, 2016). [https://www.nationalreview.com/article/442891/nigel-farage-ukip-european-union-euroskepticism-brexit-immigration-donald-trump Mr. Farage Goes to Washington]. ''Natioal Review''. Retrieved December 15, 2016.</ref>

Farage's goal, leaving the [[globalist]] and [[socialist]] [[European Union]], was achieved when the British people voted to leave the EU in a June 23, 2016 referendum.<ref>Armstrong, Paul (July 15, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/24/europe/eu-referendum-nigel-farage/ Nigel Farage: Arch-eurosceptic and Brexit 'puppet master']. ''CNN''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref><ref>Jamieson, Alastair (June 25, 2016). [https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/brexit-referendum/brexit-result-meet-men-who-took-britain-out-europe-n598381 Brexit Result: Meet the Men Who Took Britain Out of Europe]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref> Although the more liberal supporters of [[Brexit]] shunned him, he was instrumental in having the referendum held in the first place.<ref>Wiseman, Oliver (December 9, 2016). [https://www.nationalreview.com/article/442891/nigel-farage-ukip-european-union-euroskepticism-brexit-immigration-donald-trump Mr. Farage Goes to Washington]. ''National Review''. Retrieved December 15, 2016.</ref>

Farage was very influential and arguably the most significant British politician in the early 21st Century.<ref>Stanley, Tim (September 16, 2016). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/16/au-revoir-nigel-farage-the-kentish-bloke-who-repainted-britain-p/ Au revoir Nigel Farage, the Kentish bloke who repainted Britain purple]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref><ref>Bloom, Godfrey (July 4, 2016). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/04/when-we-founded-ukip-brexit-was-a-lost-cause-nigel-farage-change/ When we founded Ukip, Brexit was a lost cause. Nigel Farage changed all that]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref>

Farage was very influential and arguably the most significant British politician in the early 21st Century.<ref>Stanley, Tim (September 16, 2016). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/16/au-revoir-nigel-farage-the-kentish-bloke-who-repainted-britain-p/ Au revoir Nigel Farage, the Kentish bloke who repainted Britain purple]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref><ref>Bloom, Godfrey (July 4, 2016). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/04/when-we-founded-ukip-brexit-was-a-lost-cause-nigel-farage-change/ When we founded Ukip, Brexit was a lost cause. Nigel Farage changed all that]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref>