Acronyms
BIIGC British-Irish Inter-Governmental Conference
CIRA Continuity Irish Republican Army
CLMC Combined Loyalist Military Command
DUP Democratic Unionist Party
DFM Deputy First Minister
EU European Union
FM First Minister
IICD Independent International Commission on Decommissioning
INLA Irish National Liberation Army
IPLO Irish People’s Liberation organization
IRA Irish Republican Army
IRSP Irish Republican Socialist Party
LVF Loyalist Volunteer Force MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly
MP Member of Parliament
NATO North Atlantic Treaty organization
NICRA Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
NI Northern Ireland
NIA Northern Ireland Assembly
NIO Northern Ireland Office
NIUP Northern Ireland Unionist Party
NIWC Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
OUP Official Unionist Party (now the UUP)
PSNI Police Service of Northern Ireland
PUP Progressive Unionist Party
RIR Royal Irish Regiment
RIRA Real Irish Republican Army
RUC Royal Ulster Constabulary
SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party
UDA Ulster Defence Association
UDP Ulster Democratic Party
UDR Ulster Defence Regiment
UFF Ulster Freedom Fighters
UK United Kingdom
UKUP United Kingdom Unionist Party
UUC Ulster Unionist Council
UUP Ulster Unionist Party (formerly the OUP)
UVF Ulster Volunteer Force
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