5 days
after Wembley
IRA
declares 'complete' ceasefire.
The IRA has announced a ceasefire
after a quarter of a century of what it called its "armed
struggle" to get the British out of Northern Ireland.
The statement said there would be a "complete cessation of
military operations" from midnight tonight and that the
terrorist organisation was willing to enter into inclusive talks
on the political future of the Province. The statement has
raised hopes for peace and an end to 25 years of bombing and
shooting that has led to the deaths of more than 3,000 people.
The Irish Foreign Minister, Dick Spring, said the
statement was historic and met his government's demand for an
unconditional end to IRA violence.
26th October 1994
Israel and Jordon signed a peace treaty
That one didn't
hold so well. There is always choice involved.
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