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Article: Adams leads Sinn Fein to accept Northern Ireland government
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- May 10, 1998
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SHAWN POGATCHNIK Associated Press Writer
AP Online
05-10-1998
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) _ Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams led his IRA-allied party down the road from revolution to reform Sunday, winning full backing for the Northern Ireland peace accord against the odds of history.
In a fundamental reversal of decades-old policy, 331 out of 350 Sinn Fein activists voted to let their leaders participate in a new compromise administration for Northern Ireland. The verdict followed several hours of public debate at the Royal Dublin Society hall.
Sinn Fein's warm, if belated, embrace of the accord won't make ratification of the deal any easier in May 22 public referendums. Although Northern ...