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Éamon de Valera (1882-1975) was an Irish politician and patriot who served as Taoiseach (prime minister; 1932–48, 1951–54, 1957–59) and President (1959–73) of Ireland. He founded the Fianna Fáil party in 1926.
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In advance of a visit to the United States in 1919, Irish patriot and politician Éamon de Valera argued in America's pages that Ireland deserved full independence from England.