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Sinn Féin lord mayor at Belfast Armistice Day ceremony | Sinn Féin lord mayor at Belfast Armistice Day ceremony |
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A Sinn Féin lord mayor has attended an Armistice Day ceremony for the first time in the party's history. | |
Máirtin Ó Muilleoir took part in an event in Belfast commemorating the end of World War One. | |
The anniversary of the World War One armistice - signed 95 years ago - was marked at the city hall with a two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT. | The anniversary of the World War One armistice - signed 95 years ago - was marked at the city hall with a two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT. |
In recent years, Sinn Féin's representatives paid their respects before the ceremonies. | In recent years, Sinn Féin's representatives paid their respects before the ceremonies. |
The new move followed discussions between Mr Ó Muilleoir and the Royal British Legion, the Belfast Telegraph reported. | |
More than 1,000 people gathered in the garden of remembrance at the city hall on Monday. | |
President of the Royal British Legion Mervyn Elder met the lord mayor and walked with him to the cenotaph. They paused briefly before observing the two-minute silence. | |
This year, Armistice Day, which honours members of the armed forces who have died since the war, comes a day after Remembrance Sunday. | This year, Armistice Day, which honours members of the armed forces who have died since the war, comes a day after Remembrance Sunday. |
On Sunday, two-minute silences took place at war memorials across the UK and the Commonwealth. | On Sunday, two-minute silences took place at war memorials across the UK and the Commonwealth. |
Monday's silence takes place at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - the time the guns fell silent along the Western Front in 1918, and an armistice was declared. | Monday's silence takes place at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - the time the guns fell silent along the Western Front in 1918, and an armistice was declared. |