Anglo-Irish Agreement Is Signed
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Date: November 15, 1985
Article abstract: An Anglo-Irish agreement is signed in an attempt to meliorate the endemic problems of Northern Ireland.
Summary of Event
The Anglo-Irish Agreement, signed at Hillsborough, Northern Ireland, on November 15, 1985, was the most serious political attempt between the early 1970’s and the truce of 1994 to settle the long, often violent dispute in Northern Ireland. In the 1960’s another round of “the troubles” began with the “civil rights” movement, inspired in part by recent events in America, which motivated the largely have-not...
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