Éamon de Valera
Politician
1882 – 1975
Who was Éamon de Valera?
Éamon de Valera was one of the dominant political figures in twentieth-century Ireland. His political career spanned over half a century, from 1917 to 1973; he served multiple terms as head of government and head of state. He also led the introduction of the Constitution of Ireland.
De Valera was a leader of Ireland's struggle for independence from Britain in the War of Independence and of the anti-Treaty opposition in the ensuing Irish Civil War. After leaving Sinn Féin in 1926 due to their policy of abstentionism, he founded Fianna Fáil, and was head of government from 1932 to 1948, 1951 to 1954, and 1957 to 1959, when he resigned after being elected as President of Ireland. His political creed evolved from militant republicanism to social and cultural conservatism.
Assessments of de Valera's career have varied; he has often been characterised as a stern, unbending, devious, and divisive Irish politician. Biographer Tim Pat Coogan sees his time in power as being characterised by economic and cultural stagnation, while Diarmaid Ferriter argues that the stereotype of de Valera as an austere, cold and even backward figure was largely manufactured in the 1960s and is misguided.
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- Born
- Oct 14, 1882
Manhattan - Also known as
- Eamon de Valera
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Irish people
- Irish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Dublin
Mathematics
( - 1904) - Royal University of Ireland
- Blackrock College
- University of Dublin
- Lived in
- New York City
(1882 - 1885) - County Limerick
(1885 - ) - United States of America
(1919/05 - 1920/12)
- New York City
- Died
- Aug 29, 1975
Dublin - Resting place
- Glasnevin Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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