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| Formation | 2015 (attempted) 4 January 2016 (official) |
|---|---|
| Founder | Tommy Robinson |
| Founded at | Toddington, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Dissolved | 2016 |
| Purpose | Anti-Islam British nationalism |
Leader | Paul Weston Anne Marie Waters |
Adviser | Tommy Robinson |
| Affiliations | Fortress Europe[1] |
Pegida UK was an anti-Islam group in the United Kingdom established by Tommy Robinson in 2016. It was named after the German group Pegida – Patriotische Europäer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes (German for 'Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West').[2]
- ^ Gutteridge, Nick (28 January 2016). "Anti-Islam groups launch Europe-wide coalition pledging to defend 'Western civilisation'". Daily Express. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Lowe, Josh (5 February 2016). "Pegida U.K.: What does Tommy Robinson's 'Anti-Islam' group want?". Newsweek. Retrieved 7 February 2016.