1998 AD
The Belfast Agreement makes status depend on consent
British Empire · Colonization & sovereignty
The British and Irish governments and Northern Irish parties agreed power-sharing, north-south and east-west institutions, policing reform, and prisoner release. Northern Ireland’s status would change only by majority consent; referendums in both jurisdictions approved the agreement
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
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- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
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- Publication date
- 1998-04-10
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- 1998-04-10
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