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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George Mitchell knownFor Good Friday Agreement
subject surface form: George J. Mitchell
this entity surface form: Good Friday Agreement negotiations
Irish Republican Army relatedAgreement Good Friday Agreement
Progressive Unionist Party supports Good Friday Agreement
St Andrews Agreement follows Good Friday Agreement
St Andrews Agreement buildsOn Good Friday Agreement
UUP signed Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: Good Friday Agreement (via party leadership)
David Trimble signed Good Friday Agreement
Real Irish Republican Army opposes Good Friday Agreement
Real IRA opposes Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland legal system hasKeyAgreement Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: Belfast Agreement
Northern Ireland legal system hasKeyAgreement Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland peace process hasSignificantEvent Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: Belfast Agreement
Northern Ireland peace process hasKeyAgreement Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland peace process hasKeyAgreement Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: Belfast Agreement
Northern Ireland peace process hasLegalBasis Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: Good Friday Agreement referendum in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland peace process hasLegalBasis Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: Good Friday Agreement referendum in the Republic of Ireland
Ulster Democratic Party supportedAgreement Good Friday Agreement
partition of Ireland relatedTo Good Friday Agreement
SDLP supports Good Friday Agreement
Seamus Mallon participatedIn Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: Good Friday Agreement negotiations
A Journey (memoir) aboutEvent Good Friday Agreement
subject surface form: A Journey
Colum Eastwood supports Good Friday Agreement
Windsor Agreement relatedTo Good Friday Agreement
Assembly Chamber associatedWith Good Friday Agreement
Sunningdale Agreement influenced Good Friday Agreement
Common Travel Area relatedAgreement Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: British–Irish Agreement 1998
North/South Language Body establishedBy Good Friday Agreement
North/South Language Body legalBasis Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: British-Irish Agreement 1998
FM (Northern Ireland) associatedWithAgreement Good Friday Agreement
First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland createdBy Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: Belfast Agreement
dFM createdBy Good Friday Agreement
subject surface form: Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
dFM associatedWithAgreement Good Friday Agreement
subject surface form: Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
this entity surface form: Belfast Agreement
dFM associatedWithAgreement Good Friday Agreement
subject surface form: Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
BIC legalBasis Good Friday Agreement
subject surface form: British-Irish Council
this entity surface form: Belfast Agreement
BIC legalBasis Good Friday Agreement
subject surface form: British-Irish Council
First Blair ministry notableFor Good Friday Agreement
A Farther Shore focusesOnEvent Good Friday Agreement
this entity surface form: Good Friday Agreement negotiations