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30 years of bloodshed: Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’

Belfast, United Kingdom | AFP | Monday 4/10/2023 Northern Ireland was torn apart by three decades of violence between nationalist and unionist communities that ended with the Good Friday Agreement signed exactly 25 years ago on Monday. The province’s majority Protestant unionists favoured continued British rule. Catholic republicans wanted equal rights and reunification with the rest of Ireland. Here is an overview of the “Troubles” during which more than 3,500 people were killed. – Trouble […]