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De Valera was elected President of the Executive Council (Prime Minister) by the Dáil by a vote of 81–68, with the support of the Labour Party and Independent politicians, and took office on 9 March.
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May 14, 2024 · Eamon de Valera was an Irish politician and patriot, who served as taoiseach (prime minister; 1932–48, 1951–54, 1957–59) and president (1959–73) of Ireland. An active revolutionary from 1913, he became president of Sinn Féin in 1917 and founded the Fianna Fáil party in 1926.
He was subsequently elected prime minister (taoiseach) three times and then president of the republic, a position he held until 1973.
Following enactment by the people of the Constitution, Eamon De Valera became Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and Minister for External Affairs from 1937 – 48. He was Taoiseach again from 1951 – 54, 1957 – 59. On 25 June, 1959 he was inaugurated as President of Ireland. He died on 29 August 1975.
As taoiseach (prime minister; 1932–48), he rescinded the features of the treaty that he and many others found repugnant, and under the new constituion of 1937 he made his country a “sovereign” state renamed Ireland, or Éire. He proclaimed Ireland neutral in World War II.
Jun 11, 2018 · The Irish revolutionary leader and statesman Eamon De Valera (1882-1975) served as prime minister and later president of Ireland (1959-1973). Eamon De Valera was born in New York City on October 14, 1882.
Mar 25, 2015 · He was prime minister again from 1957 to 1959. In 1959, he stood for and won Eire’s presidential election – an election he won again in 1966. De Valera was the first Irish leader to address America’s Congress (June 1964) and he gained considerable prestige abroad. De Valera retired from politics aged 90 in 1973.
