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de Valera Eamon . 1882--1975, Irish statesman; president of Sinn F?in (1917--26) and of the D?il (1918--22); formed the Fianna F?il party (1927); prime minister (1937--48; 1951--54; 1957--59) and president (1959--73) of the Irish Republic How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Among the former, political issues stand out, such as the letter by Diego de Valera to Enrique IV, in which Valera urges the king to meet his governmental responsibilities. Offering a populist and nationalist vision of a rural, Catholic, and Gaelic Ireland, de Valera pursued a policy of cultural and economic protectionism that deepened the Irish economic malaise of the 1930s. Yet his depiction of De Valera's Ireland (and of De Valera himself) is far kinder than would be given by almost any modern young Irish liberal. |
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