Eoin O'Duffy

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Eoin O'Duffy was an Irish military and political leader who rose to prominence as a senior IRA commander, later becoming Garda Commissioner and a prominent far-right, pro-fascist figure in 1930s Ireland.

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instanceOf Irish military leader
Irish politician
fascist leader
human
police commissioner
birthName Eoin O'Duffy self-link
causeOfDeath cirrhosis of the liver
commanded Irish Brigade (Spanish Civil War)
constituencyRepresented Monaghan
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
dateOfBirth 1892-10-30
dateOfDeath 1944-11-30
formed National Corporate Party
ideology Irish nationalism
anti-communism
fascism
memberOf Blueshirts
Cumann na nGaedheal
Fine Gael
Irish Republican Army
National Corporate Party
Sinn Féin
memberOfParliament Dáil Éireann
militaryRank General
name Eoin O'Duffy self-link
notableFor far-right political activism in 1930s Ireland
service as Garda Commissioner
notableWork leadership of the Irish Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
organization of the Blueshirts
occupation police officer
politician
soldier
participantIn Irish Civil War
Irish War of Independence
Spanish Civil War
placeOfBirth Lough Egish, County Monaghan, Ireland
placeOfDeath Dublin
surface form: Dublin, Ireland
positionHeld Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army
Commissioner of the Garda Síochána
Teachta Dála
leader of Fine Gael
leader of the Army Comrades Association
leader of the Blueshirts
religion Roman Catholicism
removedFromOffice Commissioner of the Garda Síochána
surface form: Garda Commissioner
replacedBy Éamon Broy
sexOrGender male
supported Francisco Franco

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Irish Civil War commander Eoin O'Duffy
Eoin O'Duffy name Eoin O'Duffy self-link
Eoin O'Duffy birthName Eoin O'Duffy self-link
Free State forces commandedBy Eoin O'Duffy
National Army commander Eoin O'Duffy
subject surface form: National Army (Irish Free State)
National Corporate Party leader Eoin O'Duffy
National Corporate Party founder Eoin O'Duffy
Blueshirts hasLeader Eoin O'Duffy
organization of the Blueshirts author Eoin O'Duffy
subject surface form: Organization of the Blueshirts
Eoin hasNotableBearer Eoin O'Duffy