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- Michael Collins (Irish: Mícheál Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence.
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Michael Collins (Irish: Mícheál Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence.
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Jun 12, 2006 · Irish Republican Army leader Michael Collins' guerrilla tactics against Britain were studied by numerous 20th century revolutionaries. Ironically, however, he would die fighting his own former comrades-in-arms.
Collins is most famous for his leadership of the republican military campaign against Britain (the War of Independence) through the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
Aug 21, 2022 · Michael Collins never demonised his political opponents and his death in an ambush at Béal na Bláth during the Civil War robbed Ireland of its best hope of reconciliation, Taoiseach Micheál...
Aug 22, 2022 · On November 21, 1920, under the orders of Michael Collins, soldiers of the Irish Republican Army essentially decapitated the “Cairo Gang,” an elite group of British intelligence agents sent...