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Mo Mowlam

Mo’s Mission

By Marcia Rock
January / February 1998

April 24, 2024 by 1 Comment

Marjorie “Mo” Mowlam (1949-2005), was a British Labour Party politician who served as Northern Ireland Secretary from 1997-2001. She helped bring about the Good Friday Agreement, signed April 10 1998. Throughout her term as Secretary Mo proved a force to be reckoned with. All the while, she privately battled brain cancer, which was the cause of her death on August 19, … [Read more...] about Mo’s Mission

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