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73 relations: Abstentionism, Baton charge, Belfast, Belfast Dock (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), Belfast North (Assembly constituency), Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency), Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Bogside, Brian Faulkner, Catholic Church, Congregation of Christian Brothers, Council of Ireland, County Down, Derry, Dock Labour Party, Dungannon, Easter Rising, England, Falls Road, Belfast, Gerry Adams, Harold Wilson, Harry Diamond (politician), HM Prison Maze, HMS Bluebell (K80), House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Lords, Humphrey Atkins, Ireland, Irish Guards, Irish nationalism, Irish republicanism, James Connolly, James Kilfedder, John Hume, Labour Party (Ireland), Labour Party (UK), Life peer, List of Northern Ireland members of the House of Lords, London, Lords Temporal, Maiden speech, Member of parliament, Members of the House of Lords, Merchant Navy (United Kingdom), Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency), Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly (1973), Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, Operation Overlord, Paddy Devlin, ..., Paddy Kennedy (politician), Parliament of Northern Ireland, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Republican Labour Party, Royal Ulster Constabulary, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin, Social democracy, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Socialist Republican Party (Ireland), Sunningdale Agreement, Ulster Unionist Party, Unionism in Ireland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom general election, 1966, United Kingdom general election, 1983, Unity (Northern Ireland), William Oliver (Northern Ireland politician), World War II, 1979 vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry, 1981 Irish hunger strike. Expand index (23 more) »
Abstentionism
Abstentionism is standing for election to a deliberative assembly while refusing to take up any seats won or otherwise participate in the assembly's business.
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Baton charge
A baton charge is a coordinated tactic for dispersing crowds of people, usually used by police or military during public order situations.
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Belfast
Belfast (is the capital city of Northern Ireland, located on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland.
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Belfast Dock (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Belfast Dock was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
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Belfast North (Assembly constituency)
Belfast North (Ulster Scots: Bilfawst North) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)
Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency (seat) in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
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Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Josephine Bernadette McAliskey (née Devlin; born 23 April 1947), usually known as Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey, is an Irish civil rights leader and former politician.
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Bogside
The Bogside is a neighbourhood outside the city walls of Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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Brian Faulkner
Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, (18 February 1921 – 3 March 1977) was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, from March 1971 until his resignation in March 1972.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.
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Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers (officially, in Latin: Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum; members of the order use the post-nominal "CFC") is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Edmund Rice (later beatified).
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Council of Ireland
The Council of Ireland was a statutory body established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 as an all-Ireland law-making authority with limited jurisdiction, initially over both Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland, and later solely over Northern Ireland.
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County Down
County Down is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland in the northeast of the island of Ireland.
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Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland.
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Dock Labour Party
The Dock Labour Party was a political organisation which existed in the Dock ward in Belfast in the 1950s.
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Dungannon
Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
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Easter Rising
The Easter Rising (Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week, April 1916.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Falls Road, Belfast
The Falls Road is the main road through west Belfast, Northern Ireland, running from Divis Street in Belfast city centre to Andersonstown in the suburbs.
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Gerry Adams
Gerard Adams (Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born 6 October 1948) is an Irish republican politician who was the Leader of the Sinn Féin political party between 13 November 1983 and 10 February 2018, and has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth since the 2011 general election.
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Harold Wilson
James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976.
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Harry Diamond (politician)
Harry Diamond (1908–1996) was a socialist and an Irish nationalist.
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HM Prison Maze
Her Majesty's Prison Maze (previously Long Kesh Detention Centre and known colloquially as the Maze Prison, The Maze, the H Blocks or Long Kesh) was a prison in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from mid-1971 to mid-2000.
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HMS Bluebell (K80)
HMS Bluebell was a that served in the Royal Navy in World War II.
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House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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House of Lords
The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Humphrey Atkins
Humphrey Edward Gregory Atkins, Baron Colnbrook, (12 August 1922 – 4 October 1996) was a British politician and a member of the Conservative Party.
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Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.
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Irish Guards
The Irish Guards (IG), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army and, together with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish infantry regiments in the British Army.
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Irish nationalism
Irish nationalism is an ideology which asserts that the Irish people are a nation.
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Irish republicanism
Irish republicanism (poblachtánachas Éireannach) is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.
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James Connolly
James Connolly (Séamas Ó Conghaile; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican and socialist leader.
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James Kilfedder
Sir James Alexander Kilfedder (16 July 1928 in Kinlough, County Leitrim – 20 March 1995) was a Northern Ireland unionist politician.
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John Hume
John Hume, KCSG (born 18 January 1937) is an Irish former politician from Derry, Northern Ireland.
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Labour Party (Ireland)
The Labour Party (Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland.
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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.
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Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers.
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List of Northern Ireland members of the House of Lords
This is a list of Members of the United Kingdom House of Lords who were born, live or lived in Northern Ireland.
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London
London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Lords Temporal
In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Lords Temporal are secular members of the House of Lords.
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Maiden speech
A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected or appointed member of a legislature or parliament.
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Member of parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.
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Members of the House of Lords
This is a list of members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)
The Merchant Navy is the maritime register of the United Kingdom, and comprises the seagoing commercial interests of UK-registered ships and their crews.
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Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Ulster is a parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons.
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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.
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Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
The Northern Ireland Assembly was a legislative assembly set up by the Government of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1973 to restore devolved government to Northern Ireland with the power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive made up of unionists and nationalists.
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Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association was an organisation that campaigned for civil rights in Northern Ireland during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.
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Paddy Devlin
Paddy Devlin (8 March 1925 – 15 August 1999) was an Irish social democrat and Labour activist, a former Stormont MP, a founder of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and a member of the 1974 Power Sharing Executive.
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Paddy Kennedy (politician)
Patrick "Paddy" Kennedy (3 September 1942 – 3 May 1999) was a Northern Irish politician.
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Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the Home Rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended with the introduction of Direct Rule.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.
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Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA or Provisional IRA) was an Irish republican revolutionary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate the reunification of Ireland and bring about an independent socialist republic encompassing all of Ireland.
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Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann (Radio-Television of Ireland; abbreviated as RTÉ) is a semi-state company and the national public service broadcaster of Ireland.
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Republican Labour Party
The Republican Labour Party (RLP) was a political party in Northern Ireland.
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Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001.
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, informally known as the Northern Ireland Secretary, is the principal secretary of state in Her Majesty's Government with responsibilities for Northern Ireland.
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Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin (isbn) is a left-wing Irish republican political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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Social democracy
Social democracy is a political, social and economic ideology that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice within the framework of a liberal democratic polity and capitalist economy.
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Social Democratic and Labour Party
The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) is a social-democratic and Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland.
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Socialist Republican Party (Ireland)
The Socialist Republican Party was an Irish republican political party in Northern Ireland.
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Sunningdale Agreement
The Sunningdale Agreement was an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland.
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Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland.
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Unionism in Ireland
Unionism in Ireland is a political ideology that favours the continuation of some form of political union between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.
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United Kingdom general election, 1966
The 1966 United Kingdom general election on 31 March 1966 was won by incumbent Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson and was regarded as an easy victory.
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United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 June 1983.
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Unity (Northern Ireland)
"Unity" was the political label for a series of electoral pacts by Irish nationalist, Irish Republican and socialist candidates in Northern Ireland elections in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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William Oliver (Northern Ireland politician)
William Oliver (31 March 1899 - 18 November 1973) was an Irish shopkeeper and politician.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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1979 vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry
A vote of no confidence in the British Labour government of James Callaghan occurred on 28 March 1979.
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1981 Irish hunger strike
The 1981 Irish hunger strike was the culmination of a five-year protest during The Troubles by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Fitt
