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
Irish republican
Irish revolutionary
human
revolutionary leader
statesman
ageAtDeath 31
burialPlace Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
dateOfBirth 1890-10-16
dateOfDeath 1922-08-22
dateOfEvent 1921-12-06
describedAs architect of the Irish guerrilla campaign against British rule
founding figure of the Irish Free State
ethnicGroup Irish
eventContext Anglo-Irish Treaty signed in London on 6 December 1921
familyName Collins
fullName Michael Collins
givenName Michael
hasMonument Michael Collins bust at Leinster House, Dublin
Michael Collins statue on Grand Parade, Cork
mannerOfDeath assassination
memberOf Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
surface form: Irish Republican Army

Irish Republican Brotherhood
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
surface form: Irish Volunteers

Sinn Féin
militaryRank Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army
movement Irish republican movement
surface form: Irish independence movement

Irish republican movement
negotiated Anglo-Irish Treaty
notableFor key role in the formation of the Irish Free State
leading role in the Irish struggle for independence
officeHeld Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State
Commander-in-Chief of the National Army of the Irish Free State
Minister for Finance of the Irish Republic
opposedBy anti-Treaty IRA
participatedIn Easter Rising
Irish Civil War
Irish War of Independence
placeOfBirth Woodfield, Sam’s Cross, County Cork, Ireland
placeOfDeath Béal na Bláth, County Cork, Ireland
politicalAlignment pro-Treaty
positionHeldContext Chairman of the Provisional Government from 1922-01 to 1922-08
Commander-in-Chief of the National Army in 1922
Minister for Finance of the Irish Republic from 1919 to 1922
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Dublin
surface form: Dublin, Ireland
roleInEvent served as Director of Intelligence for the IRA during the War of Independence
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
spokeLanguage English
Irish
startTime 1919-04-01
workedAs clerk
postal worker
revolutionary organizer

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Irish Civil War commander Michael Collins
Anglo-Irish Treaty IrishSignatory Michael Collins
Liam Neeson notableWork Michael Collins
Pro-Treaty forces leader Michael Collins
Bloody Sunday (1920) organizer Michael Collins
Tan War hasCommander Michael Collins
Irish Republic keyLeader Michael Collins
Irish Republican Army notableLeader Michael Collins
Collins notableBearer Michael Collins
Brendan Gleeson notableWork Michael Collins
Neil Jordan notableWork Michael Collins
Neil Jordan directed Michael Collins
Cumann na nGaedheal foundedBy Michael Collins
Richard Mulcahy (as party leader influence, historically associated) associatedWith Michael Collins
subject surface form: Richard Mulcahy
Aidan Quinn notableWork Michael Collins
John Lavery depicted Michael Collins
Battle of Dublin (1922) commandedBy Michael Collins
Free State forces commandedBy Michael Collins
National Army commander Michael Collins
subject surface form: National Army (Irish Free State)
pro-Treaty IRA leader Michael Collins
pro-Treaty IRA commander Michael Collins
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland burialPlaceOf Michael Collins
subject surface form: Glasnevin Cemetery
Battle of Dublin commander Michael Collins
Irish Volunteers notableLeader Michael Collins
Cairo Gang opponent Michael Collins
Black and Tan War associatedLeader Michael Collins
Old IRA notableCommander Michael Collins