The Troubles
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The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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ethno-nationalist conflict ⓘ political conflict ⓘ sectarian conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Troubles
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surface form:
Northern Ireland conflict
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1998 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfDeaths | over 3,500 people killed ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfInjured | tens of thousands injured ⓘ |
| hasCause |
competing national identities
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constitutional status of Northern Ireland ⓘ discrimination against the Catholic and nationalist minority ⓘ disputes over civil rights in Northern Ireland ⓘ partition of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
heightened sectarian segregation in housing and education
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international diplomatic involvement in the peace process ⓘ large-scale internal displacement in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| hasMainTerritory | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| ideologicalAspect |
British unionism
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Irish nationalism ⓘ Irish republicanism ⓘ Ulster loyalism ⓘ |
| location |
Great Britain
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ireland
border regions between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| mainTarget |
civilians
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economic and infrastructure targets ⓘ security forces ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
British Army
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British Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
British security forces
Irish republican paramilitaries ⓘ Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ loyalist paramilitaries ⓘ |
| participant |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British Government
Democratic Unionist Party ⓘ Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Government
Irish National Liberation Army ⓘ Northern Ireland civil rights movement ⓘ Official Irish Republican Army ⓘ Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ Red Hand Commando ⓘ Sinn Féin ⓘ Social Democratic and Labour Party ⓘ Ulster Defence Association ⓘ Ulster Unionist Party ⓘ Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ |
| peaceProcessInvolved |
Anglo-Irish Agreement
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Downing Street Declaration ⓘ Good Friday Agreement negotiations ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | Catholic–Protestant divide ⓘ |
| result |
Good Friday Agreement
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decommissioning of many paramilitary weapons ⓘ power-sharing government in Northern Ireland ⓘ reform of policing in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1969 Northern Ireland riots
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Battle of the Bogside ⓘ Birmingham pub bombings ⓘ Bloody Friday ⓘ Bloody Sunday ⓘ Enniskillen bombing ⓘ Good Friday Agreement ⓘ Hunger strikes of 1981 ⓘ Kingsmill massacre ⓘ Miami Showband killings ⓘ Omagh bombing ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1960s ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War era
|
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this entity surface form:
Northern Ireland conflict
this entity surface form:
Northern Ireland conflict
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Bloody Sunday (1972)
subject surface form:
Bloody Sunday (1972)
this entity surface form:
U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
this entity surface form:
Northern Ireland conflict
this entity surface form:
The Troubles in Northern Ireland
this entity surface form:
The Troubles in Northern Ireland
this entity surface form:
The Troubles in Northern Ireland
this entity surface form:
Northern Ireland Troubles
this entity surface form:
Troubles in Northern Ireland
this entity surface form:
Northern Ireland conflict
subject surface form:
King's Own Scottish Borderers