IRA ceasefire of 1994
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The IRA ceasefire of 1994 was a pivotal halt in armed campaign by the Provisional Irish Republican Army that opened the way for multi-party talks and ultimately the Good Friday Agreement in the Northern Ireland peace process.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceasefire
ⓘ
event ⓘ military ceasefire ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
IRA Army Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedFrom | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Downing Street Declaration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hume–Adams talks NERFINISHED ⓘ back-channel contacts between British government and republicans ⓘ stalemate in the armed conflict in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Good Friday Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitchell Principles process NERFINISHED ⓘ inclusive multi-party talks in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| countryAffected | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | complete cessation of military operations ⓘ |
| endDate | 1996-02-09 ⓘ |
| endDatePrecision | day ⓘ |
| followedBy | IRA ceasefire of 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
confidence-building between nationalist and unionist parties
ⓘ
increased international involvement in Northern Ireland peace process ⓘ increased political role for Sinn Féin ⓘ opening of multi-party peace talks ⓘ reduction in IRA armed attacks ⓘ |
| languageOfAnnouncement | English ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating conditions for Good Friday Agreement
ⓘ
pivotal halt in Provisional IRA armed campaign ⓘ turning point in The Troubles ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
dissident republican groups
ⓘ
some loyalist paramilitary groups ⓘ |
| participant |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish government NERFINISHED ⓘ Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinn Féin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
British Conservative government of John Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish government of Albert Reynolds ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Downing Street Declaration of 1993
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
intensified IRA bombing campaign in early 1990s ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
Canary Wharf bombing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
disputes over decommissioning of weapons ⓘ republican dissatisfaction with pace of political progress ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEventIn |
Irish peace process
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland peace process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1994-08-31 ⓘ |
| startDatePrecision | day ⓘ |
| statedAs | complete cessation of military operations ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish government NERFINISHED ⓘ Social Democratic and Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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