How did the Good Friday agreement come about and why is it so significant?
about 1 year in The guardian
Held up as a model for peace, the historic agreement ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland over 58 tense hoursThe historic Good Friday agreement that ended three decades of the Troubles, brought peace to Northern Ireland and saw the Irish Republican Army and others lay down their arms, is 25 years old this Easter.It was signed on 10 April 1998, which fell on Good Friday that year, and led to a joint Nobel peace prize for David Trimble and John Hume, leaders of the Ulster Unionist party and the SDLP. Continue reading...
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