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Éamon de Valera

1882–1975 · 20th century · Also known as Eamon de Valera

Éamon de Valera was a leader of Irish independence and a commander in the Easter Rising of 1916. He was president of the revolutionary Irish Republic from 1919 and opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. His Fianna Fáil party took power in 1932, and he drafted the Constitution of Ireland of 1937; he later served as President of Ireland from 1959 to 1973.

Éamon de Valera
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Éamon de Valera. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eamon-de-valera
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