Sunningdale Agreement

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The Sunningdale Agreement was a 1973 political accord that sought to establish power-sharing and cross-border cooperation in Northern Ireland as part of an early attempt to resolve the Troubles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf peace process initiative
political agreement
power-sharing agreement
appliesToTerritory Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
associatedWithConflict The Troubles
country United Kingdom
dateDissolved 1974-05-28
dateSigned 1973-12-09
1973-12-10
endCause Ulster Workers' Council strike
field constitutional law
peace and conflict resolution
goal create cross-border cooperation between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
establish power-sharing government in Northern Ireland
help resolve the Troubles
hasMottoOrSlogan Sunningdale for slow learners
includedProvision consultative Council of Ireland with representatives from North and South
guarantees for minority rights
power-sharing executive between unionists and nationalists
security cooperation between British and Irish governments
influenced Anglo-Irish Agreement
Good Friday Agreement
introducedConcept Irish dimension in Northern Ireland governance
power-sharing between unionists and nationalists
jurisdiction Northern Ireland
language English
locationSigned Berkshire
England
Sunningdale Park
namedAfter Sunningdale Park
opposedBy Democratic Unionist Party
Official Irish Republican Army
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Ulster Workers' Council
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
politicalContext post-1972 direct rule in Northern Ireland
precededBy suspension of Stormont Parliament
proposedInstitution Council of Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive
result creation of a proposed Council of Ireland framework
establishment of a short-lived Northern Ireland Executive
signatory Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Government of Ireland
surface form: Irish Government

Social Democratic and Labour Party
Ulster Unionist Party
UK government
surface form: United Kingdom Government
status collapsed
timePeriod 20th century

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Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) establishedUnder Sunningdale Agreement
British–Irish relations shapedByEvent Sunningdale Agreement
Dublin and Monaghan bombings politicalContext Sunningdale Agreement
this entity surface form: Sunningdale Agreement period
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 relatedTo Sunningdale Agreement
Brian Faulkner participatedIn Sunningdale Agreement
this entity surface form: Sunningdale Agreement negotiations
Ulster Workers' Council opposedTo Sunningdale Agreement