Michael Collins
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Michael Collins was a leading Irish revolutionary and statesman who played a pivotal role in the struggle for independence and the formation of the Irish Free State.
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| instanceOf |
Irish politician
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Irish republican → Irish revolutionary → human → revolutionary leader → statesman → |
| ageAtDeath |
31
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| burialPlace |
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
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| causeOfDeath |
gunshot wound
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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| dateOfBirth |
1890-10-16
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| dateOfDeath |
1922-08-22
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| dateOfEvent |
1921-12-06
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| describedAs |
architect of the Irish guerrilla campaign against British rule
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founding figure of the Irish Free State → |
| ethnicGroup |
Irish
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| eventContext |
Anglo-Irish Treaty signed in London on 6 December 1921
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| familyName |
Collins
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| fullName |
Michael Collins
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| givenName |
Michael
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| hasMonument |
Michael Collins bust at Leinster House, Dublin
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Michael Collins statue on Grand Parade, Cork → |
| mannerOfDeath |
assassination
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| memberOf |
Irish Republican Army
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Irish Republican Brotherhood → Irish Volunteers → Sinn Féin → |
| militaryRank |
Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army
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| movement |
Irish independence movement
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Irish republican movement → |
| negotiated |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
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| notableFor |
key role in the formation of the Irish Free State
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leading role in the Irish struggle for independence → |
| officeHeld |
Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State
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Commander-in-Chief of the National Army of the Irish Free State → Minister for Finance of the Irish Republic → |
| opposedBy |
anti-Treaty IRA
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| participatedIn |
Easter Rising
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Irish Civil War → Irish War of Independence → |
| placeOfBirth |
Woodfield, Sam’s Cross, County Cork, Ireland
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| placeOfDeath |
Béal na Bláth, County Cork, Ireland
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| politicalAlignment |
pro-Treaty
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| positionHeldContext |
Chairman of the Provisional Government from 1922-01 to 1922-08
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Commander-in-Chief of the National Army in 1922 → Minister for Finance of the Irish Republic from 1919 to 1922 → |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| residence |
Dublin, Ireland
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| roleInEvent |
served as Director of Intelligence for the IRA during the War of Independence
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served as a leading figure on the pro-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War → served as staff captain in the Easter Rising of 1916 → |
| signed |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
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| spokeLanguage |
English
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Irish → |
| startTime |
1919-04-01
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| workedAs |
clerk
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postal worker → revolutionary organizer → |