Good Friday Agreement
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The Good Friday Agreement is the 1998 peace accord that largely ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland by establishing a power-sharing government and new cross-border institutions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international treaty
ⓘ
peace agreement ⓘ political agreement ⓘ |
| addressesConflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Good Friday Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Belfast Agreement
|
| appliesToTerritory |
Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
referendum in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
referendum in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| brokeredBy |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| component |
Anglo-Irish Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
British-Irish Agreement
Multi-Party Agreement ⓘ |
| countrySignedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsInstitutionType |
devolved legislature
ⓘ
power-sharing executive ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1998-04-10 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1999-12-02 ⓘ |
| establishesBody |
British–Irish Council
ⓘ
surface form:
British-Irish Council
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference ⓘ North/South Ministerial Council ⓘ Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ Northern Ireland Executive ⓘ |
| impact |
framework for long-term power-sharing in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
significant reduction in political violence in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| keyPrinciple |
consent principle regarding constitutional status of Northern Ireland
ⓘ
equality of opportunity ⓘ human rights protections ⓘ parity of esteem between communities ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | treaty between the United Kingdom and Ireland ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Belfast ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | George Mitchell ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
create new cross-border institutions between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
ⓘ
end conflict in Northern Ireland ⓘ establish power-sharing government in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| providesFor |
decommissioning of paramilitary weapons
ⓘ
reform of policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ release of paramilitary prisoners under certain conditions ⓘ review of criminal justice system in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| referendumDateNorthernIreland | 1998-05-22 ⓘ |
| referendumDateRepublicOfIreland | 1998-05-22 ⓘ |
| referendumSupportNorthernIreland | 71.1% ⓘ |
| referendumSupportRepublicOfIreland | 94.4% ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Downing Street Declaration
ⓘ
Northern Ireland peace process ⓘ St Andrews Agreement ⓘ |
| requires |
amendment of UK legislation on Northern Ireland
ⓘ
amendment of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Northern Ireland Act 1998
ⓘ
amendment of Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ establishment of devolved government in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| signatoryParty |
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Éamon de Valera ⓘ
surface form:
Fianna Fáil-led Irish government under Bertie Ahern
Government of Ireland ⓘ UK government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
New Labour ⓘ
surface form:
Labour Party (UK) government under Tony Blair
Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition ⓘ Progressive Unionist Party ⓘ Sinn Féin ⓘ Social Democratic and Labour Party ⓘ Ulster Unionist Party ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1998 ⓘ |
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Belfast Agreement
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Belfast Agreement
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Good Friday Agreement negotiations
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1998 Good Friday Agreement
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Good Friday Agreement 1998
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Belfast Agreement
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Good Friday Agreement referendum
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Belfast Agreement
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Good Friday Agreement 1998
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Belfast Agreement
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Good Friday Agreement negotiations
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Belfast Agreement
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strand two of the Good Friday Agreement
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Belfast Agreement
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British-Irish Agreement 1998
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Royal Ulster Constabulary
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Belfast Agreement