Tuas

TUAS - the tactical use of the armed struggle was the name given by Irish Republicans to the strategy of 'military cessation' (ceasefire is a termed frowned upon by republicans for historical reasons) implemented between August 1994 and February 1996.

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At the time many thought TUAS actually stood for the totally unarmed strategy, though the IRA retained and strengthened its military capacity and readiness throughout this period.

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The IRA ended the cessation with a massive, and murderous, bomb at London's Canary Wharf in 1996.

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In 1997, following the election of Tony Blair as British Prime Minister and Bertie Ahern as Irish Taoiseach the IRA began a new and, so far, lasting ceasefire.

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