Bloody Sunday
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Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of The Troubles
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massacre → political repression incident → shooting incident → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bogside Massacre
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| apologyBy |
David Cameron
→
United Kingdom government → |
| apologyDate |
2010-06-15
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| cause |
protest against internment without trial
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| cityDistrict |
Bogside
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| commemoratedBy |
Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry
→
annual marches in Derry → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| date |
1972-01-30
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| eventType |
civil rights march
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| hasCulturalDepiction |
U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
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film "Bloody Sunday" (2002) → |
| hasInquiryEndDate |
2010
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| hasInquiryStartDate |
1998
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| inquiryConclusion |
killings were unjustified and unjustifiable
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| investigatedBy |
Saville Inquiry
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Widgery Tribunal → |
| legalStatusOfVictims |
unarmed at time of shooting
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| mediaCoverage |
extensive international media coverage
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| notableClericPresent |
Edward Daly
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| notableVictim |
Gerald Donaghey
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Jackie Duddy → Patrick Doherty → |
| numberOfPeopleKilled |
14
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| numberOfPeopleShot |
26
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| organisedBy |
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
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| partOf |
The Troubles
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| perpetrator |
British Army
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| perpetratorUnit |
1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment
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| photographicIcon |
image of Fr. Edward Daly waving a bloodied handkerchief
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| place |
County Londonderry
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Derry → Northern Ireland → |
| politicalImpact |
strained Anglo-Irish relations
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undermined nationalist trust in British state → |
| relatedTo |
civil rights movement in Northern Ireland
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internment policy in Northern Ireland → |
| result |
escalation of The Troubles
→
increased support for the Provisional IRA → international condemnation of British policy in Northern Ireland → radicalisation of nationalist community in Northern Ireland → |
| victimDescription |
Catholic civilians
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unarmed civil rights protesters → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Operation Banner
("Bloody Sunday 1972")
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Selma to Montgomery marches → The Troubles → |
significantEvent |
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Bloody Sunday (1972)
("Bogside Massacre")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Turnaround Tuesday
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follows |
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Bloody Sunday (1972)
("film "Bloody Sunday" (2002)")
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hasCulturalDepiction |
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Derry
("Bloody Sunday (1972)")
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hasHistoricalEvent |
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U2
("Sunday Bloody Sunday")
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notableSong |