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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Collection of facts about the Troubles

This post is a collection of facts about the Troubles (late 1960s - 1998). There are 12 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Conflict over status Northern Ireland
• Loyalists wanted to remain part of the United Kingdom
• Republicans wanted to leave United Kingdom and join Ireland
• Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association led initial protests
• British troops deployed during the August 1969 riots
• 13 unarmed people killed during Bloody Sunday in 1972
• Republican paramilitaries: IRA and INLA
• Loyalist paramilitaries: UVF and UDA
• Republicans conducted guerrilla campaign and bombings
• Over 3,500 people killed
• Ended with the Good Friday Agreement in 1998
• Resulted in self-government based on power sharing