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'''Eamon de Valera''' (New York 1882 - Dublin 1975) politician and mathematician, he was Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of [[Ireland]] from 1951-1959 and President from 1959-1973. He was an importnt figure in the [[Easter Rising]], the Irish War for Independence (from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland), and the Irish Civil War. In 1917 he assumed the presidency of [[Sinn Fein]].  

'''Eamon de Valera''' (New York 1882 - Dublin 1975) politician and mathematician, he was Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of [[Ireland]] from 1951-1959 and President from 1959-1973. He was an important figure in the [[Easter Rising]], the Irish War for Independence (from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland), and the Irish Civil War. In 1917 he assumed the presidency of [[Sinn Fein]].  

De Valera dominated post-independence Irish politics for forty years. He was a [[Roman Catholic]]; married Sinéad Flanagan, on the 8th of January, 1910.  

De Valera dominated post-independence Irish politics for forty years. He was a [[Roman Catholic]]; married Sinéad Flanagan, on the 8th of January, 1910.