The Collapse of Stormont (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Year Stormont Parliament collapsed
Year Stormont Parliament collapsed
1972
Years of unionist self-govt before Stormont collapse
Years of unionist self-govt before Stormont collapse
50 years
Year Stormont Parliament established
Year Stormont Parliament established
1921
Party that dominated Stormont
Party that dominated Stormont
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Date of Bloody Sunday
Date of Bloody Sunday
30 January 1972
Number killed on Bloody Sunday
Number killed on Bloody Sunday
14 unarmed protesters
UK PM who suspended Stormont
UK PM who suspended Stormont
Edward Heath
Date Stormont suspended
Date Stormont suspended
24 March 1972
Year internment introduced in NI
Year internment introduced in NI
1971
Deaths in Northern Ireland in 1972
Deaths in Northern Ireland in 1972
Nearly 500 people
Duration of direct rule from London
Duration of direct rule from London
Nearly 26 years
First Secretary of State for NI
First Secretary of State for NI
William Whitelaw
Year of Sunningdale Agreement
Year of Sunningdale Agreement
1973
Year of Good Friday Agreement
Year of Good Friday Agreement
1998
NI govt leader in 1972
NI govt leader in 1972
Brian Faulkner