Anthony Charles Lynton Blair10 April 1998
Cross-border links & constitutional & ecomomic changes in North Ireland are agreed
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Cross-border links & constitutional & ecomomic changes in North Ireland are agreed
Cross-border links & constitutional & ecomomic changes in North Ireland are agreed
A Sinn Fein conference approves the Good Friday Accord
Commitment to the settlement is demonstrated in a dual referendum, the North approves the accord by a vote of 71% to 29%, and in the Irish Republic 94% favor it
71% ov voters in North Ireland support the Good Friday Accord
The accord calls for Protestants to share political power with the minority Catholics, and gives the Republic of Ireland a voice in Northern Irish affairs. Catholics are to suspend the goal of a united Ireland-a territorial claim that was the raison detre of the IRA and was written into the Irish Republics constitution, unless the largely Protestant North voted in favor
Chaired by former US Senator George Mitchell, the talks are advanced by a high-profile set of mediators, including British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, and President Bill Clinton
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