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The predominantly catholic people of Ireland attempted to break free from the british rule, to which they succeeded in 1921 causing the partition of The Irish Free state and Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland was still under the british rule and their people were complaining of discrimination and unequal treatment form the protestant-controlled government.

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In the 1960s, the popularity of the civil rights movement in America inspired a young generation of young catholic nationalists in Northern Ireland to end the catholic discrimination they were facing.

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In 1968, there was a planned protest in Derry to draw attention to the problems they were facing. The crowd was barricated and beaten, later charged by the police. It was said that this event is what started "The Troubles".

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In 1969, on new year's day, activists organized a march inspired in Martin Luther King's Selma march from Belfast to Derry. Protestants were escorted by the police until they reached Burntollet Bridge outside of Derry, where the police put on their helmets and shields and knowing that a loyalist mob would start throwing stones at the protestants

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On January 30th 1972, Another march was planned in Derry by catholic nationalists to protest the British rule. The march was called off by the military, but when protestants refused, rubber bullets started to be fired off seriously harming 17 and killing 13 protestants

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The violent conflict continued throughout the next decades causing many deaths and bombings by the paramilitary groups on both sides.

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"The Troubles" came to an end officially in 1998 by the signing of the "Good Friday Agreement", creating a framework for political power-sharing and an end to decades of violence

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- Roos, D. (2021, November 12). How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland. HISTORY; HISTORY. https://www.history.com/news/the-troubles-northern-ireland

‌- History. (2022). History of The Northern Ireland Conflict. Sky HISTORY TV Channel. https://www.history.co.uk/history-of-the-northern-ireland-conflict

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