Frank Aiken

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Irish politician Teachta Dála government minister human revolutionary

Frank Aiken was an Irish revolutionary and long-serving Fianna Fáil politician who became a key military leader during Ireland’s struggle for independence and later served as Minister for External Affairs.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish politician → Teachta Dála → government minister → human → revolutionary →
areaOfActivity	Irish defence policy → Irish foreign policy →
countryOfBirth	Ireland →
countryOfCitizenship	Ireland →
familyName	Aiken →
givenName	Frank →
heldUNRole	President of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee →
ideology	Irish republicanism →
legacy	key architect of mid-20th-century Irish foreign policy →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Fianna Fáil →
militaryBranch	Irish Republican Army →
militaryRank	Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army →
movement	Irish independence movement →
name	Frank Aiken →
nationality	Irish →
notableFor	advocacy for nuclear disarmament at the United Nations → foreign policy of Irish neutrality and non-alignment → leadership in the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence → long service as a Fianna Fáil cabinet minister →
occupation	farmer → politician → revolutionary leader →
officeContested	President of Ireland →
parliamentaryBody	Dáil Éireann →
participantIn	Easter Rising aftermath → Irish Civil War → Irish War of Independence →
placeOfBirth	County Armagh →
placeOfDeath	Dublin →
positionHeld	Minister for Agriculture of Ireland → Minister for Defence of Ireland → Minister for External Affairs of Ireland → Minister for Finance of Ireland → Minister for Lands of Ireland → Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures → Tánaiste of Ireland →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
representedConstituency	Louth → Louth–Monaghan →
residence	Dundalk →
roleInConflict	IRA commander in County Louth →
spouse	Maud Aiken NERFINISHED →
supportedPolicy	Irish neutrality during the Second World War →
workedWith	Seán Lemass → Éamon de Valera →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Irish Civil War →	commander
anti-Treaty IRA →	leader
Frank Aiken →	name