Army Comrades Association
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The Army Comrades Association was an Irish right-wing veterans' organization of the early 1930s that evolved into the political movement known as the Blueshirts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Army Comrades Association canonical | 7 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish political organization
ⓘ
right-wing organization ⓘ veterans' organization ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 1930s ⓘ |
| activityType | paramilitary-style organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | ACA ⓘ |
| associatedWithColor | blue shirts ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | Blueshirts ⓘ |
| foundedInPlace | Dublin ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Irish Free State politics ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | contemporary European paramilitary movements ⓘ |
| membershipBase | Irish Free State Army veterans ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Fine Gael ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Eoin O'Duffy
ⓘ
Ned Cronin ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Fianna Fáil
ⓘ
Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Cumann na nGaedheal
ⓘ
surface form:
pro-Cumann na nGaedheal
|
| predecessorOf | Blueshirts ⓘ |
| purpose |
to organize Irish Army veterans
ⓘ
to protect Cumann na nGaedheal meetings ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Irish Civil War veterans ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorOrganization |
Blueshirts
ⓘ
surface form:
National Guard (Blueshirts)
|
| supportedGovernment |
Cumann na nGaedheal
ⓘ
surface form:
Cumann na nGaedheal government
|
| symbolism | uniformed political movement ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fine Gael
subject surface form:
Organization of the Blueshirts