| − | '''Éamon de Valera''' (New York, October 14, 1882 - Dublin, August 29, 1975) was an Irish politician, 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 Britain), and the Irish Civil War. De Valera as Taoiseach (prime minister) dominated post-independence Irish politics for forty years. | + | '''Éamon de Valera''' (New York, October 14, 1882 - Dublin, August 29, 1975) was an Irish politician, 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 Britain), and the Irish Civil War. De Valera as party leader and sometimes as Taoiseach (prime minister) dominated post-independence Irish politics for forty years. |