The IRA declares a ceasefire
1994 · Event
After secret talks and the Downing Street Declaration, the Provisional IRA announces 'a complete cessation of military operations' — the loyalist paramilitaries follow six weeks later. The ceasefire breaks down once, at Canary Wharf, before holding: the endgame that leads to Good Friday has begun.
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