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The years between 1996 and 1998 saw serious attempts to reach a broad agreement among all the parties in Northern Ireland and bring peace to the province. These efforts were crowned by the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in the spring of 1998. Problems remain, but there has been a dramatic reduction in violence since.
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The march followed a traditional route, and the marchers were loth to change it. Clearly the whole question of parades would need to be examined. During the so-called "Marching Season" during July and August both communities undertook time-honoured parades
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Pressure from a Roman Catholic senator, who represented a state with a large proportion of Irish-Americans, was most useful in persuading Republican paramilitaries to join the talks in 1998, and to sign up to the eventual agreement
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Those who framed the new constitution were keen to be fair, and - at the same time - to end up with an effective government
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Northern Ireland did not become a totally independent state - certain key powers were retained by Westminster
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If these two articles could be removed, Protestants in the North were more likely to vote in favor of the 1998 agreement in their own referendum
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The title, "Royal Ulster Constabulary", for the Northern Ireland police force and its cap badge were disliked by the Catholic minority. Moreover, the overwhelming number of police officers were still Protestants
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The first elections under the constitution set up in 1998 produced a coalition government, formed of moderate Protestant Unionists and moderate Catholic Nationalists
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A previous Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded in the 1970's to the two leaders of the "Peace People": one Catholic and one Protestant. This initiative had ultimately failed, but the 1998 winners seemed more likely to succeed
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It was important for the success of the Good Friday Agreement that it should be accepted in the North by a majority of Protestants and by a majority of Catholics. It was
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The Peace Process survived this outrage, but rogue republicans still pose a threat to security
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