De Va·le·ra (d v  -lr , -lîr), Eamon 1882-1975. American-born Irish political leader who fought in the 1916 Easter Rebellion and was president of Sinn Fein (1918-1926) before becoming three-time prime minister of the Irish Free State and the first president of the Republic of Ireland (1959-1973). |
de Valera [də vəˈlɛərə -ˈlɪə-]
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(Biographies / de Valera, Eamon (1882-1975) M, Irish, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) Eamon (ˈeɪmən). 1882-1975, Irish statesman; president of Sinn Féin (1917-26) and of the Dáil (1918-22); formed the Fianna Fáil party (1927); prime minister (1937-48; 1951-54; 1957-59) and president (1959-73) of the Irish Republic
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| Noun | 1. |  de Valera - Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire (1882-1975) |
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