The conflict in Northern Ireland had proven to be one of the most persistent of the 20th century and, in order to put an end to it, in addition to 30 years of war and close to 3,500 deaths, it took a marathon negotiation that exceeded all deadlines. Only the realization by both sides, the IRA terrorist group and the British government, that a unilateral victory was impossible, made them never fully leave the table. Finally, on Good Friday 1998, a long-awaited peace would be signed in Belfast, coinciding with the religious holiday.
The agreement would substantially change the status of Northern Ireland, which ceased to have a direct government from the metropolis and began to have its legislative assembly. Twenty-five years later, the peace is lasting.
