Michael Collins
(1890-1922)
Irish revolutionary and politician
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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. During the War of Independence he was Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and a government minister of the self-declared Irish Republic. He was then Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State from January 1922 and commander-in-chief of the National Army from July until his death in an ambush in August 1922, during the Civil War.
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Michael John Collins 16 October 1890 Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
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22 August 1922 (aged 31) Beal-na-Blath, County Cork, Ireland
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