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Éamon de Valera (⫽ ˈ eɪ m ən ˌ d ɛ v ə ˈ l ɛər ə,-ˈ l ɪər-⫽, Irish: [ˈeːmˠən̪ˠ dʲɛ ˈwalʲəɾʲə]; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was an Irish statesman and political leader.
Jun 9, 2024 · Eamon de Valera was an Irish politician and patriot, who served as taoiseach (prime minister; 1932–48, 1951–54, 1957–59) and president (1959–73) of Ireland. An active revolutionary from 1913, he became president of Sinn Féin in 1917 and founded the Fianna Fáil party in 1926.
De Valera was a leader in the 1916 Easter Rising which proclaimed an Irish republic. Arrested, he was saved from a death sentence because of his American birth and instead...
Eamon de Valera, orig. Edward de Valera, (born Oct. 14, 1882, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Aug. 29, 1975, Dublin, Ire.), Irish politician and patriot. Born in the U.S. to a Spanish father and an Irish mother, at age two he was sent to live with his mother’s family in Ireland when his father died.
Éamon de Valera (born with the name Edward George de Valera, English pronunciation: /ˈeɪmən dɛ vəˈlɛɹə/) (14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975 (aged 92)) was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century Ireland.
Learn about the life and achievements of Eamon De Valera, who served as President of Ireland from 1959 to 1973. He was a leader of the Irish independence movement, a founder of Fianna Fáil, and a prominent figure in the League of Nations.
Jun 9, 2024 · De Valera’s career spanned the dramatic period of Ireland’s modern cultural and national revolution. As an anticolonial leader, a skillful constitutionalist, and a symbol of national liberation, de Valera dominated Ireland in the half century following the country’s independence.
