IRA ceasefire of 1994

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The IRA ceasefire of 1994 was a pivotal halt in armed campaign by the Provisional Irish Republican Army that opened the way for multi-party talks and ultimately the Good Friday Agreement in the Northern Ireland peace process.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceasefire
event
military ceasefire
announcedBy IRA Army Council
Provisional Irish Republican Army
announcedFrom Dublin
cause Downing Street Declaration
Hume–Adams talks
back-channel contacts between British government and republicans
stalemate in the armed conflict in Northern Ireland
conflict The Troubles
contributedTo Good Friday Agreement
Mitchell Principles process
inclusive multi-party talks in Northern Ireland
countryAffected United Kingdom
describedAs complete cessation of military operations
endDate 1996-02-09
endDatePrecision day
followedBy IRA ceasefire of 1997
hasEffect confidence-building between nationalist and unionist parties
increased international involvement in Northern Ireland peace process
increased political role for Sinn Féin
opening of multi-party peace talks
reduction in IRA armed attacks
languageOfAnnouncement English
mediaCoverage international
notableFor creating conditions for Good Friday Agreement
pivotal halt in Provisional IRA armed campaign
turning point in The Troubles
opposedBy dissident republican groups
some loyalist paramilitary groups
participant British government
linked to: UK government

Irish government
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Sinn Féin
politicalContext British Conservative government of John Major
Irish government of Albert Reynolds
precededBy Downing Street Declaration of 1993
intensified IRA bombing campaign in early 1990s
reasonForEnd Canary Wharf bombing
disputes over decommissioning of weapons
republican dissatisfaction with pace of political progress
regionAffected Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
significantEventIn Irish peace process
Northern Ireland peace process
startDate 1994-08-31
startDatePrecision day
statedAs complete cessation of military operations
supportedBy European Union
Irish government
Social Democratic and Labour Party
United States government

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IRA ceasefire of 1994 followedBy IRA ceasefire of 1997
linked to: IRA ceasefire of 1994
Provisional IRA bombing campaign endedBy Provisional IRA ceasefire of 1994
linked to: IRA ceasefire of 1994