Irish Republic

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The Irish Republic was the revolutionary state proclaimed by Irish nationalists in 1916 and reaffirmed in 1919, which sought full independence from British rule and served as the political authority of the independence movement during the Irish War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish nationalist polity
revolutionary state
unrecognized state
aim full independence from British rule
alsoKnownAs Irish Republic
surface form: Irish Republic (1919–1922)

Irish Republic
surface form: Irish Republic (revolutionary state)

Irish Republic
surface form: Poblacht na hÉireann
capital Dublin
claimedTerritory entire island of Ireland
coreIdeology Irish republicanism
country Ireland
declaredInDocument Declaration of Independence (First Dáil)
Proclamation of the Irish Republic
deFactoControl parts of southern and western Ireland
executiveBody Ministry of Dáil Éireann
existedDuringConflict Irish War of Independence
surface form: Anglo-Irish War

Irish War of Independence
firstHeadOfGovernment Éamon de Valera
firstHeadOfState Éamon de Valera
foreignRelationsBody Dáil Éireann diplomatic service
governmentType revolutionary republican government
headOfGovernmentTitle President of Dáil Éireann
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic
keyEvent London peace talks of 1921
surface form: Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations

Easter Rising
First Dáil meeting
ratification of the Anglo-Irish Treaty
keyLeader Arthur Griffith
Cathal Brugha
Constance Markievicz
surface form: Countess Markievicz

Michael Collins
Éamon de Valera
legalSystem Dáil Courts
legislativeBody Dáil Éireann
militaryArm Irish Republican Army
surface form: Irish Republican Army (IRA)

Irish Volunteers
notRecognizedBy United Kingdom
most foreign governments
officialLanguage English
Irish
period 1916–1922 (as a revolutionary claim)
policingBody Irish Republican Police
precededBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (in Irish territory)
proclaimedBy Irish nationalists
proclaimedDuring Easter Rising
proclaimedOn 1916-04-24
reaffirmedBy Dáil Éireann
surface form: First Dáil
reaffirmedOn 1919-01-21
recognizedBy Soviet Russia (de facto contacts and recognition of republicans)
roleInHistory political authority of the Irish independence movement during the Irish War of Independence
soughtIndependenceFrom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
succeededBy Irish Free State
treatyLeadingToSuccession Anglo-Irish Treaty

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Irish War of Independence belligerent Irish Republic
Anglo-Irish Treaty countrySignatory Irish Republic
this entity surface form: Irish Republic (revolutionary government)
Truce of 11 July 1921 belligerent Irish Republic
Tan War mainBelligerent Irish Republic
this entity surface form: Irish Republic (self-declared)
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) allegiance Irish Republic
this entity surface form: Irish Republic (proclaimed 1919)
Irish Republic alsoKnownAs Irish Republic
this entity surface form: Irish Republic (1919–1922)
Irish Republic alsoKnownAs Irish Republic
this entity surface form: Poblacht na hÉireann
Irish Republic alsoKnownAs Irish Republic
this entity surface form: Irish Republic (revolutionary state)
Paddy Daly allegiance Irish Republic
Ernie O'Malley allegiance Irish Republic
General Post Office symbolOf Irish Republic
subject surface form: General Post Office (Dublin)