Yesterday was the 675th anniversary of Charles University and it was also the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
The Good Friday Agreement, known also as the Belfast Agreement, signed on 10 April 1998, brought peace to Ireland.
The agreement was signed by the UK and Irish governments and was confirmed by referendums in both Ireland and Northern Ireland. It allowed for devolved government in Belfast but more importantly, it brought an end to The Troubles which was the 30 years of violence between nationalists and unionists.
The Troubles began in the late 1960s as violent conflicts between Catholic Unionists and Protestant Loyalists. During this time more than 3,500 people were killed and more than 50,000 injured.
The agreement acknowledged that the majority of people in Northern Ireland wanted to remain a part of the UK. It also acknowledged that many people in Northern Ireland, and the majority in the Republic of Ireland want a united Ireland. If and when a day comes that the majority of people in Northern Ireland want to be united with Ireland, then both the Irish and British governments must comply.
Everyone in Northern Ireland has the right to UK or Irish citizenship, or may have both passports.
Paramilitary gourds had to decommission weapons and the British and Irish governments committed to the early release of about 400 prisoners. The British had to normalise security arrangements at the border.
One of the biggest problems of Brexit is that there's now a land border in Ireland between the UK and the EU. Many people have been concerned that putting a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland could bring back the Troubles.
Here are a few videos I found on YouTube.
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