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Born March 31, 1871 • Dublin • Ireland
Died August 12, 1922 (aged 51) • Dublin • Ireland
Title / Office president (1922-1922), Ireland • vice president (1919-1922), Ireland
Founder Sinn Féin
Political Affiliation Sinn Féin
Role In Home Rule • Anglo-Irish Treaty

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