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Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.
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Northern Ireland
Part of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. At the 2021 census, its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sunningdale Agreement
1973 treaty between Ireland and the United Kingdom
The Sunningdale Agreement was an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. The agreement was signed by the British and Irish government in Sunningdale, Berkshire, on 9 December 1973. Unionist opposition, violence and a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ulster Workers' Council strike
May 1974 general strike in Northern Ireland
The Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) strike was a general strike that took place in Northern Ireland between 15 May and 28 May 1974, during "the Troubles". The strike was called by unionists who were against the Sunningdale Agreement, which had been signed in December 1973.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ulster loyalism
Pro-UK political ideology in Northern Ireland
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