Government of the 1st Dáil
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The government of the 1st Dáil was the executive of the unilaterally declared Irish Republic. At the 1918 general election to Westminster, candidates for Sinn Féin stood on an abstentionist platform,
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Éamon de Valera
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Éamon de Valera was an Irish statesman. He served as the president of Ireland from 1959 to 1973, and three terms as head of government. He had a leading role in introducing the Constitution of Ireland
Government of the 1st Dáil
…69 days; it was formed when a large number of those elected for Sinn Féin were in prison. The 2nd ministry (1 April 1919 to 26 August 1921) was led by Éamon de Valera, leader of Sinn Féin, and lasted for 878 days. The 1st ministry was a temporary cabinet headed by Cathal Brugha, because Éamon de Valera, the leader…
Portrait, c. 1918–1921
De Valera addressing a crowd on the steps of Ennis Courthouse, County Clare, in July 1917
The Kilmainham Gaol cell of Éamon de Valera
De Valera in March 1918