Provisional Irish Republican Army

1971: First British soldier on security duties, Gunner Curtis, killed by the IRA in current campaign in North Belfast. Three unarmed British soldiers abducted while off duty in Belfast and subsequently shot. IRA suspected but responsibility never admitted. 1971: Mother of ten, Jean McConville, is abducted and killed by the Provisional IRA, allegedly for informing the British Army of IRA activities, although her family contend that she was killed for comforting a wounded British soldier. The IRA would deny any involveme ...

See also:

Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Origins, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Organisation, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Weaponry and operations, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Categorisation, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Strength and support, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Activities, Provisional Irish Republican Army - The Belfast Agreement, Provisional Irish Republican Army - End of the armed campaign, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Notable events, Provisional Irish Republican Army - P. O'Neill, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Infiltration, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Footnotes

Read more here: » Provisional Irish Republican Army: Encyclopedia II - Provisional Irish Republican Army - Notable events

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. Clinton served five terms as the Governor of Arkansas. His wife, former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, is currently the junior U.S. Senator from New York. Generally regarded as a moderate populist, and a member of the moderate New Democrat wing of the Democratic Party, he headed the centrist Democratic Leadership Council in 1990 and 1991. During his tenure as ...

Including:

• Bill Clinton - Early Life
• Bill Clinton - Arkansas political career and education
• Bill Clinton - Presidency
• Bill Clinton - Presidential campaign
• Bill Clinton - Significant events
• Bill Clinton - Legislation and programs
• Bill Clinton - Cabinet
• Bill Clinton - Supreme Court appointments
• Bill Clinton - The economy
• Bill Clinton - Trade
• Bill Clinton - Foreign policy
• Bill Clinton - Impeachment and other scandals
• Bill Clinton - Timeline
• Bill Clinton - Public approval
• Bill Clinton - Public image
• Bill Clinton - Post-presidential career
• Bill Clinton - Trivia

Read more here: » Bill Clinton: Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton

city_province = Ulster Armagh is a city in Northern Ireland, the capital of County Armagh. In Irish it is known as Ard Mhacha, or Macha's Height. City status was officially conferred in 1995. It had a population of 14,590 people in the 2001 Census. The city is home to Armagh Observatory, founded in 1790 and to the Armagh Planetarium established in 1968 to complement ...

Including:

• Armagh - History
• Armagh - The Troubles
• Armagh - Administration
• Armagh - 2001 Census

Read more here: » Armagh: Encyclopedia - Armagh

See also: 2004 in Ireland, other events of 2005, 2006 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'. 2005 in Ireland - Incumbents. President - Mary McAleese Taoiseach - Bertie Ahern Tánaiste - Mary Harney 2005 in Ireland - Events. January 1 - Cork officially becomes the European Capital of Culture for 2005. January 6 - The Irish Farmers Association celebrates its 50th anniversary. January 8 - The Minister for Foreign ...

Including:

• 2005 in Ireland - Incumbents
• 2005 in Ireland - Events
• 2005 in Ireland - Arts and literature
• 2005 in Ireland - Sports
• 2005 in Ireland - Rugby Union
• 2005 in Ireland - Football
• 2005 in Ireland - GAA
• 2005 in Ireland - Golf
• 2005 in Ireland - Deaths

Read more here: » 2005 in Ireland: Encyclopedia - 2005 in Ireland

Bloody Friday is the name given to July 21, 1972, due to bombing by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in and around Belfast, Northern Ireland on that day. 22 bombs were planted and, in the resulting explosions, 9 people were killed and a further 130 seriously injured. The accounts of the events that appeared in the first editions of local and national newspapers were, naturally enough, somewhat confused about the details of the events of the day. The following details are based on a number of secondary reports and accounts. The timings referred to ...

Read more here: » Bloody Friday: Encyclopedia - Bloody Friday

United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics of the United Kingdom Parliament The Crown: Queen Elizabeth II House of Lords Lord Chancellor: Lord Falconer House of Commons Speaker: Michael Martin Prime Minister: Tony Blair Cabinet Government departments Scottish Parliament Scottish ExecutiveIncluding:

• Politics of the United Kingdom - Executive branch
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Legislative branch
• Politics of the United Kingdom - House of Commons
• Politics of the United Kingdom - The House of Lords
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Political parties and elections
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Electoral systems and reform
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Non-parliamentary political parties
• Politics of the United Kingdom - History of political parties
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Political landscape today
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Regional parties in Great Britain
• Politics of the United Kingdom - The fringe parties
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Independents
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Civil service
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Devolution
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Local Government
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Elections
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Major issues in British national politics
• Politics of the United Kingdom - British politics and the European Union
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Politics in Northern Ireland
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Government bodies
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Judicial
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Miscellaneous
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Referendums
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Political pressure groups
• Politics of the United Kingdom - International organization participation
• Politics of the United Kingdom - Footnotes

Read more here: » Politics of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Politics of the United Kingdom

Robert Gerard Sands, commonly known as Bobby Sands (March 9, 1954–May 5, 1981) was a convicted Irish republican who died on hunger strike in Long Kesh prison, Northern Ireland. Bobby Sands was born in Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland and brought up in Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey. His family moved several times due to the constant intimidation of Catholics by loyalists, although it was not always clear the Sands were Catholics as their last name derived from Bobby's Protestant paternal grandfather. On leaving sc ...

Including:

• Bobby Sands - Commemorations in other countries
• Bobby Sands - Reference

Read more here: » Bobby Sands: Encyclopedia - Bobby Sands

The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British politician. She was the leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, and has been the only woman to hold either post. Her premiership was the longest since Lord Liverpool's tenure between 1812 and 1827. Undoubtedly one of the most significant British politicians in recent political history, she is a ...

Including:

• Margaret Thatcher - Early life and education
• Margaret Thatcher - Political career between 1950 and 1970
• Margaret Thatcher - In Heath's Cabinet
• Margaret Thatcher - As Leader of the Opposition
• Margaret Thatcher - As Prime Minister
• Margaret Thatcher - 1979–1983
• Margaret Thatcher - 1983–1987
• Margaret Thatcher - 1987–1990
• Margaret Thatcher - Fall from power
• Margaret Thatcher - Post-political career
• Margaret Thatcher - Legacy
• Margaret Thatcher - Family life
• Margaret Thatcher - Titles and honours
• Margaret Thatcher - Titles from birth
• Margaret Thatcher - Honours

Read more here: » Margaret Thatcher: Encyclopedia - Margaret Thatcher

The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. He has led the Labour Party since July 1994, (following the death of John Smith in May of that year) and brought Labour into power with a landslide victory in the 1997 general election, replacing John Major as Prime Minister and ending 18 years of Conservative government. He is now the Labour Party's longest-serving Prime Minister, and the only person to have led the party ...

Including:

• Tony Blair - Family background
• Tony Blair - Early political career
• Tony Blair - In opposition
• Tony Blair - Leader of the Labour Party
• Tony Blair - First term 1997 to 2001
• Tony Blair - Establishment of the Third Way
• Tony Blair - Control over House of Commons
• Tony Blair - Domestic policies
• Tony Blair - Second term 2001 to 2005
• Tony Blair - Iraq war
• Tony Blair - Domestic politics
• Tony Blair - Attempted impeachment
• Tony Blair - Health problems
• Tony Blair - Third term 2005 to present
• Tony Blair - G8 and EU presidencies
• Tony Blair - 2012 Summer Olympics
• Tony Blair - 2005 London bombings
• Tony Blair - Departure
• Tony Blair - Common criticisms of Blair
• Tony Blair - 'Spin'
• Tony Blair - Authoritarianism
• Tony Blair - Relationship with USA
• Tony Blair - Criticisms by the left
• Tony Blair - Satire
• Tony Blair - Works

Read more here: » Tony Blair: Encyclopedia - Tony Blair

August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. August 31 - Events. 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora dies suddenly without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty 1864 - American Civil War: Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia. 1876 - Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his bro ...

Including:

• August 31 - Events
• August 31 - Births
• August 31 - Deaths
• August 31 - Holidays and observances

Read more here: » August 31: Encyclopedia - August 31

The acronym IRA may refer to: Irish Republican Army See also List of IRAs Irish Republican Army, the Army of the Irish Republic that fought the Irish War of Independence against British rule, 1916 - 1921 Irish Republican Army (1922-1969): Originally the Anti-Treaty or Republican side in the Irish Civil War of 1922 - 1923. It split again in 1969 :– Official Irish Republican Army : in 1969, the movement split between a Marxist and a more militant traditionalist wi ...

Read more here: » IRA: Encyclopedia - IRA

Northern Ireland contains arguably the most famous political murals. Almost 2,000 murals have been documented in Northern Ireland since the 1970s. Although the murals more often than not represent violence or intolerance, they are renowned for their professional nature and the notable level of skill of the artists creating them. Almost all of the Northern Ireland murals promote either republican or unionist political beliefs, often glorifying paramilitary groups such as the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Ulster Volunteer Fo ...

See also:

Mural, Mural - Famous murals and artists, Mural - Significance of murals, Mural - Northern Ireland murals

Read more here: » Mural: Encyclopedia II - Mural - Northern Ireland murals

List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Algeria. Kabyles Proposed state: Kabylia Political: Mouvement pour l'Autonomie de la Kabylie List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Angola. Cabinda Government-in-exile: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC) Political: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC) Violent: Forças Armadas de Cabinda (FAC) ...

See also:

List of active autonomist and secessionist movements, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Africa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Algeria, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Angola, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Benin, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Cameroon, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Chad, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Comoros, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Congo-Kinshasa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Côte d'Ivoire, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Equatorial Guinea, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Ethiopia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - France Africa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Maldives, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Mauritius, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Morocco, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Namibia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Niger, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Nigeria, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Rwanda, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Somalia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Senegal, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - South Africa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Sudan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Tanzania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Western Sahara, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Zambia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Zimbabwe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Asia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Armenia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Azerbaijan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Bahrain, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Bangladesh, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - China, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Georgia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - India, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Indonesia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Iran, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Iraq, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Israel, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Japan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Laos, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Lebanon, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Malaysia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Myanmar, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Pakistan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Philippines, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Russia Asia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Sri Lanka, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Syria, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Tajikistan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Thailand, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Turkey, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United Arab Emirates, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Uzbekistan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Vietnam, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Yemen, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Europe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Albania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Belgium, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Bosnia and Herzegovina, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Croatia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Cyprus, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Denmark, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Finland, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - France Europe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Germany, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Italy, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Republic of Macedonia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Moldova, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Netherlands Europe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Norway, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Poland, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Portugal, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Romania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Russia Europe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Serbia and Montenegro, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Spain, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Sweden, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Switzerland, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Ukraine, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United Kingdom and associated territories Europe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - North America, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Canada, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United States, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Central/South America and Caribbean, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Antigua and Barbuda, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Bolivia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Brazil, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Chile, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Costa Rica, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Ecuador, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - France South America and Caribbean, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Haiti, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Netherlands Caribbean, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Nicaragua, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Peru, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - St. Vincent and the Grenadines, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - St. Kitts and Nevis, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Trinidad and Tobago, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United Kingdom Caribbean, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United States Caribbean, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Oceania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Australia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Fiji, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - France Oceania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Indonesia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Kiribati, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Micronesia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - New Zealand, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Papua New Guinea, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Solomon Islands, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - United States Oceania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Vanuatu, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Further information

Read more here: » List of active autonomist and secessionist movements: Encyclopedia II - List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Africa

Earlier names of Lurgan include "Lorgain Chlann Bhreasail" (Lurgan of Clanbrassil), "Lorgain Bhaile Mhic Cana" (Long low ridge of McCann's townland - Lurgan Bally McCann) and Lurgivallivacket (the long hill of the McCann's place). The McCann sept (clan) were Lords of Clanbrassil, prior to the Plantation of Ulster period in the early 17th century. The McCanns were septs of the O'Neills. In around 1610, during the Plantation period, the lands of Lurgan were given to the English lord William Brownlow and his family. In 1641 William Brown ...

See also:

Lurgan, Lurgan - History, Lurgan - Sport, Lurgan - People, Lurgan - The Troubles

Read more here: » Lurgan: Encyclopedia II - Lurgan - History

Irish nationalism - Roots. Ireland has been subject to varying degrees of rule from England since the late 12th century. (See Norman Ireland). The Gaelic Irish resisted this conquest through military and other means, but were organised in small independent lordships and did not have a common political goal such as an independent Irish state. Conflict over the English presence was exacerbated by the Protestant Reformation in England, which introduced a religious element to the Tudor re-conquest of Ireland. Another central feature of future Anglo-Irish conflict was the continuing dispossession of Irish Catho ...

See also:

Irish nationalism, Irish nationalism - History, Irish nationalism - Roots, Irish nationalism - Early Nationalism - Grattan to O'Connell, Irish nationalism - Home Rule and Catholic Nationalism, Irish nationalism - Land League, Irish nationalism - Home Rule, Irish nationalism - Cultural Nationalism, Irish nationalism - Militant Separatism and Irish Independence, Irish nationalism - The Free State, Irish nationalism - Northern Ireland, Irish nationalism - Present, Irish nationalism - Ideology of Irish Nationalism, Irish nationalism - Irish nationalist organisations 1791-Present

Read more here: » Irish nationalism: Encyclopedia II - Irish nationalism - History

Ian Paisley was born in what was then the town of Armagh, County Armagh in Northern Ireland, and brought up in the town of Ballymena, County Antrim where his father James Kyle Paisley was an independent Baptist pastor. His Scottish mother Isabella Paisley was instrumental in his evangelical conversion at the age of six. After completing his education at the Model School in Ballymena, he went to work on a farm in Sixmilecross, County Tyrone. During his time there he felt constrained to enter the Christian ministry. He undertook theological tr ...

See also:

Ian Paisley, Ian Paisley - Background, Ian Paisley - 'No Surrender', Ian Paisley - Political Life, Ian Paisley - Ian Paisley says 'Ulster says no', Ian Paisley - The Good Friday Agreement, Ian Paisley - A Complex Man, Ian Paisley - Defender or Demagogue?, Ian Paisley - Anti-Gay Campaigining, Ian Paisley - Nearing Retirement, Ian Paisley - Family confirms seriousness of 2004 illness, Ian Paisley - Family, Ian Paisley - Famous Quotes, Ian Paisley - Theology

Read more here: » Ian Paisley: Encyclopedia II - Ian Paisley - Background

Some historians dispute whether there is in fact a single, continuous Sinn Féin. Some merely see a collection of parties descended from each other, as its various leaderships in the 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s split, with other moving to form rival parties, most with new names, some keeping the words Sinn Féin in their title. The Sinn Féin of Arthur Griffith certainly has very little in common with the party currently in existence. Griffith had sought to re-establish the dual monarchy, which he contended was still l ...

See also:

Sinn Féin, Sinn Féin - Modern Sinn Féin, Sinn Féin - Leaders and splits, Sinn Féin - History, Sinn Féin - Early days, Sinn Féin - The Easter Rising, Sinn Féin - First Elections, Sinn Féin - The Split over The Treaty, Sinn Féin - 1970 split into the Provisional and Official wings, Sinn Féin - Sinn Féin recent history, Sinn Féin - Sinn Féin organisational structure, Sinn Féin - The Peace Process, Sinn Féin - Belfast Agreement, Sinn Féin - Increase in support, Sinn Féin - Latest developments, Sinn Féin - Parties with origins in 1916-21 Sinn Féin

Read more here: » Sinn Féin: Encyclopedia II - Sinn Féin - History

History of the United Kingdom - Clement Attlee. The landslide 1945 Election returned Labour to power and Clement Attlee became prime minister. The party had clear aims. Several controversal policies were enacted, including the nationalisation of utilities and the long-distance transport system and the creation of the modern Welfare State. India became independent, and Britain's role in Palestine ended. Attlee's first Health Secretary, Aneurin Bevan, fought against general medical disapproval, to create the British National Health Service that ...

See also:

History of the United Kingdom, History of the United Kingdom - Union of England and Wales, History of the United Kingdom - English conquest of Ireland, History of the United Kingdom - The Union of Two Crowns, History of the United Kingdom - Republican Rule 1649, History of the United Kingdom - The Act of Union 1707, History of the United Kingdom - Act of Union 1800, History of the United Kingdom - 19th Century, History of the United Kingdom - Ireland in the United Kingdom, History of the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, History of the United Kingdom - The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, History of the United Kingdom - War and depression, History of the United Kingdom - Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom 1900 - 1945, History of the United Kingdom - Social History, History of the United Kingdom - Recent History, History of the United Kingdom - Clement Attlee, History of the United Kingdom - Winston Churchill 1951 - 1955, History of the United Kingdom - Sir Anthony Eden, History of the United Kingdom - Harold Macmillan, History of the United Kingdom - Harold Wilson and Edward Heath, History of the United Kingdom - James Callaghan, History of the United Kingdom - Margaret Thatcher, History of the United Kingdom - John Major, History of the United Kingdom - Tony Blair, History of the United Kingdom - Devolution, History of the United Kingdom - Military History, History of the United Kingdom - Constituent Nations' Histories, History of the United Kingdom - Footnotes

Read more here: » History of the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - History of the United Kingdom - Recent History

The city has four single-sex grammar schools, St. Colman's College, Our Lady's Grammar, Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar and Sacred Heart Grammar. There are a number of secondary schools in the city. St. Mary's High School for girls and St. Joseph's High School for boys. There is a seventh school for pupils aged 11 to 18 years, Newry High School. It is an interdenominational and co-educational comprehensive school. ...

See also:

Newry, Newry - Local Secondary Level Schools, Newry - The Troubles, Newry - 2001 Census, Newry - See Also

Read more here: » Newry: Encyclopedia II - Newry - Local Secondary Level Schools

Enniskillen (St Angelo) Airport Enniskillen - Co Fermanagh - Northern Ireland After a closure of over two years, Enniskillen (St Angelo) Airport is now open under new management. Everyone is very welcome to an airport set in one of the most picturesque locations in the British Isles. Enniskillen Airport Rosshilly House, Rossahilly, Ballinamallard, Enniskillen County Fermanagh Ireland BT94 2FP Tel: 028 66329000 Fax: 028 66329100 E Mail: info@enniskillen-airport.co.uk WWW: http://www.enniskillen-airpo ...

See also:

Enniskillen, Enniskillen - The Troubles, Enniskillen - Places of interest, Enniskillen - 2001 Census, Enniskillen - Notable Residents/People From Enniskillen, Enniskillen - Enniskillen Airport, Enniskillen - See Also

Read more here: » Enniskillen: Encyclopedia II - Enniskillen - Enniskillen Airport