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THE HISTORY OF IRELAND

1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. May 3-12 executions.

1919-21 Irish War of Independence against Britain.

1921 December. Anglo Irish Treaty.

1922 Civil War starts between Free State army and IRA.

1923 End of Civil war.

1926 De Valera founds Fianna Fail.

1927 General Elections in Ireland.
De Valera and Fianna Fail enter Dail.

1932 General Election. Fianna Fail victory.

1937 Constitution of "Eire", claims 32 counties.

1949 Repeal of External Relations Act. Ireland leaves Commonwealth.
Republic of Ireland declared (26 counties)

1951-62 IRA campaign in North.

1955 Ireland joins the United Nations.

1967 Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association founded.

1968 August: First Civil Rights March.
October: Derry Civil Rights March, banned by William Craig,
Minister of home Affairs, held but broken up by brutality by police.

1969 January: People's Democracy Belfast to Derry Civil Rights March.
January 4: Marchers attaacked at Burntollet Bridge.
April: O'Neill resigns. Chichester Clark Prime Minister.               August 14: British troops sent to Derry.
October: Protestant riot in Belfast.

1970 Dublin Arms Trial.

1971 First British soldier killed by IRA in Belfast.
Chichester Clark resigns, Faulkner Prime Minister.
Unionist government of NI introduces internment without
trial for suspected Republicans.

1972 Ireland joins the European Economic Community
1972 January 30: Bloody Sunday in Derry. British paratroopers
shoot 13 civilians during civil-rights march.
March: Stormont suspended.

1973 Sunningdale Agreement.

1974 Ulster Workers Strike brings down Faulkner and Assembly.
Direct Rule re-imposed.
Loyalits bomb Dublin and Monaghan, killing 30

1981-82 Ten Republicans die on hunger strike in Maze Prison, NI
Dying hunger-striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliament
 
1993 The peace process is developed bringing widespread hope. Followed by the Good Friday Agreement in 1998