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Terrorism

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1969–1976Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1969

James Callaghan1969

Government / Labour Party Government

Sends troops into Northern Ireland

1974

Harold Wilson18 April 1974

Government / Labour Party Government

1st visit to Ulster, asseses power sharing, the extent of terrorism & local support

Harold Wilson13 May 1974

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Makes a report to the Commons about the IRAs intentions to take over parts of Belfast

1976

Roy Mason Barnsley1976

Government / Labour Party Government

There are 297 deaths in North Ireland

Names involved

Harold WilsonJames CallaghanRoy Mason Barnsley

Provenance

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