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| 1973, March 8 | |
| A heavy Protestant vote and a Catholic boycott resulted in a “yes” vote in a referendum on whether Ulster should remain part of the UK. On March 20 the British government released a white paper on constitutional proposals for Northern Ireland, including a more just representation for Catholics in government and measures for reducing anti-Catholic discrimination. Catholic moderates supported the proposals, and Protestants and extremists in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) opposed them. | 1 |
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| William Whitelaw and Northern Ireland's political leaders reached a compromise plan for a coalition government in which Protestants and Catholics would share power. This executive body was to control all affairs of Northern Ireland except security, justice, foreign relations, and some financial matters. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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