Eoin O'Duffy

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Irish military leader Irish politician fascist leader human police commissioner

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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Predicate Object
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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Eoin O'Duffy → birthName → Eoin O'Duffy self-link →
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Eoin O'Duffy → name → Eoin O'Duffy self-link →