Anglo-Irish Treaty

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The Anglo-Irish Treaty was the 1921 agreement between Britain and Irish representatives that ended the War of Independence and established the Irish Free State as a self-governing dominion within the British Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international treaty
peace treaty
alsoKnownAs Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
approvalVoteMargin 64 to 57
approvedBy Dáil Éireann
approvedOn 1922-01-07
archivedAt National Archives of Ireland
National Archives of the United Kingdom
BritishSignatory Austen Chamberlain
David Lloyd George
Hamar Greenwood
Laming Worthington-Evans
Lord Birkenhead
Winston Churchill
cameIntoForceOn 1922-12-06
chiefBritishNegotiator David Lloyd George
chiefIrishNegotiator Arthur Griffith
countrySignatory Irish Republic (revolutionary government)
linked to: Irish Republic

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
createdEntity Irish Free State
definedStatusAs self-governing dominion within the British Empire
historicalPeriod Irish War of Independence
implementedBy Constitution of the Irish Free State
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
influenced evolution of Irish sovereignty
IrishSignatory Arthur Griffith
Eamonn Duggan
George Gavan Duffy
Michael Collins
Robert Barton
language English
ledTo Irish Civil War
legalSuccessor Statute of Westminster 1931 (regarding dominion autonomy)
negotiatedBy delegation of Dáil Éireann
delegation of the British government
opposedBy anti-Treaty IRA
Éamon de Valera
providedFor establishment of a Boundary Commission
option for Northern Ireland to opt out of the Irish Free State
partition of Ireland
retention of certain British naval bases (Treaty Ports)
withdrawal of British forces from most of Ireland
ratifiedBy British Parliament
required oath of allegiance to the British monarch
resultedIn end of the Irish War of Independence
establishment of the Irish Free State
signedAt 10 Downing Street
signedIn London
linked to: London, England
signedOn 1921-12-06
supportedBy pro-Treaty Sinn Féin faction
linked to: Fine Gael

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Acts of Union 1800 followedBy Anglo-Irish Treaty
Ireland independenceEvent Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish Civil War cause Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish Civil War relatedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish War of Independence result Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish War of Independence peaceSettlement Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish War of Independence legalOutcome Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish War of Independence legalOutcome Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish Free State createdBy Anglo-Irish Treaty
Government of Ireland Act 1920 relatedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty
Anglo-Irish Treaty alsoKnownAs Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
British–Irish relations shapedByEvent Anglo-Irish Treaty
Treaties of the United Kingdom hasPart Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
Pro-Treaty forces supported Anglo-Irish Treaty
Michael Collins negotiated Anglo-Irish Treaty
Michael Collins signed Anglo-Irish Treaty
Liam Lynch opposedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty
Crown of Ireland associatedWithEvent Anglo-Irish Treaty
anti-Treaty IRA opposedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty
Truce of 11 July 1921 followedBy Anglo-Irish Treaty
Truce of 11 July 1921 partOf Irish–British peace process 1920–1922
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
Cathal Brugha opposedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty
Bloody Sunday (1920) relatedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty
Tan War concludedBy Anglo-Irish Treaty
Black and Tans demobilizedAfter Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
Arthur Griffith supported Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish Republic treatyLeadingToSuccession Anglo-Irish Treaty
Third Home Rule Bill followedBy Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 gaveLegalEffectTo Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 basedOn Anglo-Irish Treaty signed on 6 December 1921
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
partition of Ireland hasCause Anglo-Irish Treaty
partition of Ireland legalBasis Anglo-Irish Treaty
George Gavan Duffy signatoryTo Anglo-Irish Treaty
Council of Ireland relatedEvent Anglo-Irish Treaty
Robert Barton wasSignatoryOf Anglo-Irish Treaty
Robert Barton signed Anglo-Irish Treaty
Southern Ireland treatyRelatedToDissolution Anglo-Irish Treaty
Cumann na nGaedheal supported Anglo-Irish Treaty
Provisional Government of Ireland legalBasis Anglo-Irish Treaty
Free State forces supports Anglo-Irish Treaty
National Army (Irish Free State) supported Anglo-Irish Treaty
subject linked to: National Army
pro-Treaty IRA supported Anglo-Irish Treaty
Blueshirts supported Anglo-Irish Treaty
Battle of Dublin relatedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty
Liam Mellows opposedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty