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The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army shelled 10 Downing Street with mortars in a failed attempt to assassinate British prime minister John Major.
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The Troubles
1960s–1990s conflict in Northern Ireland
The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
The Provisional Irish Republican Army, officially known as the Irish Republican Army and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Downing Street mortar attack
1991 IRA assassination attempt in London, England
The Downing Street mortar attack was carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 7 February 1991. The IRA launched three homemade mortar shells at 10 Downing Street, London, the headquarters of the British government, in an attempt to assassinate Prime Minister…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
John Major
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997
Sir John Major is a British retired politician who served as Prime Minister of the UK and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 until his defeat to Tony Blair's Labour Party in the 1997 general election. He previously held Cabinet positions under Margaret Thatcher. Major…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)