State Violence and Collusion Timeline 1972

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Events related to state violence and collusion in Northern Ireland in 1972.

January

  • 30 The Bloody Sunday massacre took place in Derry when soldiers from the Parachute Regiment opened fire on a civil rights march. 13 people died on the day, and a 14th, John Johnston, died later as a result of his injuries.[1]

Notes

  1. HISTORY – BLOODY SUNDAY – EVENTS OF THE DAY, Museum of Free Derry, accessed 7 April 2011.