Eamon de Valera (1882-1975: ODNB), Irish nationalist born in New York to a Spanish father; commander in the Irish volunteers during the Easter Rising, 1916; death sentence commuted; president, Sinn Fein 1917-26; opponent of Anglo-Irish treaty, 1921; imprisoned during Irish civil war; leader, Fianna Fail, 1926-59; prime minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland, 1932-48, 1951-4, 1957-9; president, 1959-73.

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• 26 Jun 1921