Belfast Agreement
Irish peace treaty
The Belfast Agreement is a 1998 peace accord that largely ended decades of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland.
Also called the Good Friday Agreement for the date of its signing, it established power-sharing between unionists (favoring British rule) and nationalists (favoring Irish unity), and created cross-border institutions linking Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland.
- The TroublesNorthern Irish sectarian conflict
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- victims' rightsEntitlements for harmed parties
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
Good Friday Agreement · decommissioning · restorative justice · cultural identity · peace process · diplomatic negotiations · constitutional reform · Sinn Féin · power-sharing · Brexit · grassroots activism
Belfast Agreementarmed struggle
Violent political conflict
Bloody Sunday · sectarian violence · civil war · direct rule · internment
Belfast AgreementIrish independence
Ireland's break from Britain
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