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'''James Connolly''' (1868-1916) was an [[Irish]] [[socialist]] and [[trade union]] leader. In 1913 he founded the paramilitary [[Irish Citizen Army]] as a workers' militia; it later participated, alongside the [[Irish Volunteers]], in the [[Easter Rising]] of 1916 against [[British]] rule in [[Ireland]]. Connolly was wounded in the fighting; he was, after the rebel forces surrendered, tried by [[court martial]] and executed by firing squad.
 
'''James Connolly''' (1868-1916) was an [[Irish]] [[socialist]] and [[trade union]] leader. In 1913 he founded the paramilitary [[Irish Citizen Army]] as a workers' militia; it later participated, alongside the [[Irish Volunteers]], in the [[Easter Rising]] of 1916 against [[British]] rule in [[Ireland]]. Connolly was wounded in the fighting; he was, after the rebel forces surrendered, tried by [[court martial]] and executed by firing squad.
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