Good Friday Agreement

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The Good Friday Agreement is the 1998 peace accord that largely ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland by establishing a power-sharing government and new cross-border institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty
peace agreement
political agreement
addressesConflict The Troubles
alsoKnownAs Belfast Agreement
appliesToTerritory Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
linked to: Ireland

United Kingdom
approvedBy referendum in Northern Ireland
referendum in the Republic of Ireland
brokeredBy United States
component British-Irish Agreement
Multi-Party Agreement
countrySignedIn United Kingdom
createsInstitutionType devolved legislature
power-sharing executive
dateSigned 1998-04-10
enteredIntoForce 1999-12-02
establishesBody British-Irish Council
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
North/South Ministerial Council
Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Executive
impact framework for long-term power-sharing in Northern Ireland
significant reduction in political violence in Northern Ireland
keyPrinciple consent principle regarding constitutional status of Northern Ireland
equality of opportunity
human rights protections
parity of esteem between communities
language English
legalForm treaty between the United Kingdom and Ireland
locationSigned Belfast
mediatedBy George Mitchell
primaryPurpose create new cross-border institutions between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
end conflict in Northern Ireland
establish power-sharing government in Northern Ireland
providesFor decommissioning of paramilitary weapons
reform of policing in Northern Ireland
release of paramilitary prisoners under certain conditions
review of criminal justice system in Northern Ireland
referendumDateNorthernIreland 1998-05-22
referendumDateRepublicOfIreland 1998-05-22
referendumSupportNorthernIreland 71.1%
referendumSupportRepublicOfIreland 94.4%
region Europe
relatedTo Downing Street Declaration
Northern Ireland peace process
St Andrews Agreement
requires amendment of UK legislation on Northern Ireland
amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
resultedIn Northern Ireland Act 1998
amendment of Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution of Ireland
establishment of devolved government in Northern Ireland
signatoryParty Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Fianna Fáil-led Irish government under Bertie Ahern
linked to: Éamon de Valera

Government of Ireland
Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government

Labour Party (UK) government under Tony Blair
linked to: New Labour

Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition
Progressive Unionist Party
Sinn Féin
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Ulster Unionist Party
yearSigned 1998

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The Troubles significantEvent Good Friday Agreement
The Troubles result Good Friday Agreement
Brexit relatedIssue Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland Assembly createdAsResultOf Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland Executive basedOn Belfast Agreement
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland Executive basedOn Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland historicalEvent Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland agreementSigned Good Friday Agreement
Good Friday Agreement alsoKnownAs Belfast Agreement
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
Sinn Féin roleIn Good Friday Agreement
Social Democratic and Labour Party participatedIn Good Friday Agreement negotiations
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
Downing Street Declaration providedBasisFor Good Friday Agreement
Downing Street Declaration relatedAgreement Good Friday Agreement
Downing Street Declaration followedBy Good Friday Agreement
Anglo-Irish Agreement laidGroundworkFor Good Friday Agreement
Anglo-Irish Agreement influenced 1998 Good Friday Agreement
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
Ulster Unionist Party signed Good Friday Agreement
Omagh bombing relatedAgreement Good Friday Agreement
Tony Blair knownFor Good Friday Agreement
Operation Banner significantEvent Good Friday Agreement 1998
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland Protocol relatedTo Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland Act 1998 implementsAgreement Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland Act 1998 implementsAgreement Belfast Agreement
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
British–Irish relations shapedByEvent Good Friday Agreement
British–Irish relations regulatedBy Good Friday Agreement
Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) hasKeyEvent Good Friday Agreement referendum
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
First Minister of Northern Ireland createdBy Belfast Agreement
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
First Minister of Northern Ireland createdBy Good Friday Agreement
Treaties of the United Kingdom hasPart Good Friday Agreement 1998
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
British–Irish Council foundedBy Belfast Agreement
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
Gerry Adams participantIn Good Friday Agreement negotiations
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition signed Good Friday Agreement
North/South Ministerial Council foundingDocument Good Friday Agreement
North/South Ministerial Council foundingDocument Belfast Agreement
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
North/South Ministerial Council partOf strand two of the Good Friday Agreement
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference legalBasis Belfast Agreement
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference legalBasis British-Irish Agreement 1998
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
Royal Ulster Constabulary significantEvent Good Friday Agreement
subject linked to: RUC
Patten Report legalBasis Good Friday Agreement
Patten Report legalBasis Belfast Agreement
linked to: Good Friday Agreement
John Hume knownFor Good Friday Agreement
John Hume supportedAgreement Good Friday Agreement
Framework Documents (1995) influenced Good Friday Agreement
Framework Documents (1995) relatedAgreement Good Friday Agreement
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland supports Good Friday Agreement
Martin McGuinness participatedIn Good Friday Agreement