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The Troubles

1960s–1990s conflict in Northern Ireland
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The Troubles
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Summary

The Troubles is a sectarian violence[1]. It draws 55,320 Wikipedia views per month (sectarian violence category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Instance of: ethnic conflict[4]
  • Location: Northern Ireland[5]
  • Commons category: Northern Ireland Troubles[6]
  • Has part(s): 1974 Tower of London bombing[7]
  • Start time: 1960[8]
  • End time: 1998[9]
  • Point in time: 1998[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Troubles (Northern Ireland)[11]
  • Number of deaths: 3532[12]
  • Number of injured: 47,541[13]
  • End cause: Good Friday Agreement[14]
  • History of topic: timeline of the Troubles in the Republic of Ireland[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[16], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]

Why It Matters

The Troubles has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → the-troubles
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: the-troubles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289968790|the troubles (#289968790)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  2. 8w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → 1974 Tower of London bombing
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Has part(s): 1974 Tower of London bombing, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  3. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Local thumb → —
    End time → —
    Start time → +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007533830205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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