List of Acronyms Associated with 'the Troubles'

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AAOH American Ancient Order of Hibernians

ABD Apprentice Boys of Derry

ADA Anti-Discrimination Association

AIA Anglo-Irish Agreement

AIIC Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Council

AIIC Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference

AIL Anti-Internment League

ALJ Association for Legal Justice

AOH Ancient Order of Hibernians

APL Anti-Partition League

APNI

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

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BA British Army

BBC British Broadcasting Corporation

BIA British-Irish Association

BIIB British-Irish Interparliamentary Body

BIIC British-Irish Intergovernmental Council

BUDP British Ulster Dominion Party

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CAC Continuity Army Council (See: Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA): also ICAC: Irish CAC)

CAD Catholic Anti-Discrimination

CAJ Committee on the Administration of Justice

CBI Confederation of British Industry

CCDC Central Citizens' Defence Committee

CCRU Central Community Relations Unit

CDU Campaign for Democracy in Ulster

CDV Campaign for a Devolved Parliament

CDRNI Campaign for Democratic Rights in Northern Ireland

CEA Catholic Ex-Servicemen's Association

CEC Campaign for Equal Citizenship

CG Charter Group

CIRA Continuity Irish Republican Army

CLMC Combined Loyalist Military Command

CLRNI Campaign for Labour Representation in Northern Ireland

CPI Communist Party of Ireland

CPNI Communist Party of Northern Ireland

CPNI Conservative Party of Northern Ireland

CRC Community Relations Council

CRF Catholic Reaction Force [See: Irish National Liberation Army (INLA)]

CSC Centre for the Study of Conflict

CSO Central Statistical Office

CSJ Campaign for Social Justice in Northern Ireland

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DAAD Direct Action Against Drugs

DCAC Derry Citizens' Action Committee

DCDC Derry Citizens' Defence Committee

DED Department of Economic Development

DHAC Derry Housing Action Committee

DL Democratic Left

DOE Department of the Environment

DPP Director of Public Prosecutions

DUAC Derry Unemployed Action Committee

DULC Democratic Unionist Loyalist Coalition

DUP Democratic Unionist Party (also UDUP: Ulster DUP)

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ECHR European Commission of Human Rights

EOC Equal Opportunities Commission

EMU Education for Mutual Understanding

EP Ecology Party

EPA Emergency Provisions Act

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FAIT Families Against Intimidation and Terror

FEA Fair Employment Agency

FEC Fair Employment Commission

FET Fair Employment Tribunal

FF Fianna Fáil

FG Fine Gael

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GAA Gaelic Athletic Association

GB Great Britain

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HCL Homeless Citizens' League

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IBA Independent Broadcasting Authority

ICAC Irish Continuity Army Council (also CAC)

ICTU Irish Congress of Trade Unions

IDB Industrial Development Board

IFI International Fund for Ireland

IGC Intergovernmental Conference

IIP Irish Independence Party

ILP Independent Labour Party

INC Irish National Caucus

INLA Irish National Liberation Army

IPLO Irish People's Liberation Organisation

IPS Independent Progressive Socialist

IRA Irish Republican Army (also PIRA Provisional IRA)

IRB Irish Republican Brotherhood

IRSP Irish Republican Socialist Party

ITGWU Irish Transport and General Workers Union

ITN Independent Television News

ITV Independent Television

IWG Irish Workers' Group

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LAW Loyalist Association of Workers

LCU Loyal Citizens of Ulster

LDP Liberal Democratic Party

LOL Loyal Orange Lodge

LP Labour Party

LPNI Labour Party of Northern Ireland

LVF Loyalist Volunteer Force

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MEP Member of the European Parliament

MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly (NI, 1998-)

MOD Ministry of Defence

MORI Market and Opinion Research International

MP Member of Parliament

MPA Member of Parliamentary Assembly (NI, 1982)

MRBI Market Research Bureau Ireland

MRF Military Reaction Force

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NA New Agenda

NDP National Democratic Party

NCCL National Council for Civil Liberities

NI Northern Ireland

NICRA Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association

NICCL Northern Ireland Council for Civil Liberties

NICVA Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action

NIF New Ireland Forum

NIHE Northern Ireland Housing Executive

NIHT Northern Ireland Housing Trust

NILP Northern Ireland Labour Party

NIO Northern Ireland Office

NIVT Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust

NP Nationalist Party

NORAID Irish Northern Aid Committee

NUM New Ulster Movement

NUPRG New Ulster Political Research Group

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OIRA Official Irish Republican Army

OO Orange Order

OV Orange Volunteers (also RHD)

OSF Official Sinn Féin

OUP Official Unionist Party (also UUP)

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PAF Protestant Action Force

PAG Protestant Action Group

PD People's Democracy

PD Progressive Democrats

PIRA Provisional Irish Republican Army (also IRA)

POW Prisoner of War

PP Peace People

PPP People's Progressive Party

PR Proportional Representation

PSF Provisional Sinn Féin

PTA Prevention of Terrorism Act

PTF Protestant Task Force

PUP Progressive Unionist Party

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QUB Queen's University of Belfast

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RAF Royal Air Force

RC Roman Catholic

RCs Republican Clubs

RDC Rural District Council

RHC Red Hand Commando (also UVF)

RHD Red Hand Defenders (also OV)

RIR Royal Irish Regiment

RLP Republican Labour Party

RM Resident Magistrate

RSF Republican Sinn Féin

RTE Radio Telefis Éireann

RUC Royal Ulster Constabulary

RUCR Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve

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SACHR Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights

SAS Special Air Service

SDA Shankill Defence Association

SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party

SDP Social Democratic Party

SF Sinn Féin

STV Single Transferable Vote

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TA Territorial Army

TD Teachta Dalá (member of Dáil Éiraeann)

TOM Troops Out Movement

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UAC Ulster Army Council

UCA Ulster Citizen Army

UCDC Ulster Constitution Defence Committee

UDA Ulster Defence Association (also UFF)

UDG Ulster Dominion Group

UDI Unilateral Declaration of Independence

UDP Ulster Democratic Party

UDR Ulster Defence Regiment

UFF Ulster Freedom Fighters (also UDA)

UIC Ulster Independence Committee

UIP Ulster Independence Party

UK United Kingdom

ULA Ulster Loyalist Association

ULCCC Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee

ULDP Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party

ULP Ulster Labour Party

ULP Ulster Liberal Party

UN United Nations

UPA Ulster Protestant Action

UPNI Unionist Party of Northern Ireland

UPUP Ulster Popular Unionist Party

UPV Ulster Protestant Volunteers

USA United States of America

USC Ulster Special Constabulary (B Specials)

USCA Ulster Special Constabulary Association

UTV Ulster Television

UU University of Ulster

UUAC United Unionist Action Council

UUP Ulster Unionist Party

UUUC United Ulster Unionist Council

UUUM United Ulster Unionist Movement

UUUP United Ulster Unionist Party

UVF Ulster Volunteer Force (also RHC)

UWC Ulster Workers' Council

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VSC Vanguard Service Corps

VULC Vanguard Unionist Loyalist Coalition

VUPP Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party

VUP Vanguard Unionist Party

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WBLC West Belfast Loyalist Coalition

WP Workers Party

WPRC Workers Party Republican Clubs

WT Women Together

WUUC West Ulster Unionist Council

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