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Eoin O'Duffy

1890 - 1944

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Eoin O'Duffy (born Owen Duffy; 28 January 1890 – 30 November 1944) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier, police commissioner, politician and fascist. O'Duffy was the leader of the Monaghan Brigade of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and a prominent figure in the Ulster IRA during the Irish War of Independence. In this capacity, he became Chief of Staff of the IRA in 1922. He accepted the Anglo-Irish Treaty and as a general became Chief of Staff of the National Army in the Irish Civil War, on the pro-Treaty side. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eoin O'Duffy is the 583rd most popular social activist (down from 556th in 2019), the 285th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 257th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Eoin O'Duffy ranks 583 out of 840. Before him are Thomas Clarkson, Stan Swamy, Emily Hobhouse, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Megumi Yokota, and Ella Baker. After him are Har Dayal, Osman Kavala, Grey Owl, Lucy Salani, Asma Jahangir, and Albert Parsons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Eoin O'Duffy ranks 227. Before him are Verna Felton, Néstor Guillén, Colin Carruthers, Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia, Bess Meredyth, and Virginie Hériot. After him are Eddie Rickenbacker, Hubert Stevens, Jennie Fletcher, Myra Hess, Fred M. Vinson, and John Rupert Firth. Among people deceased in 1944, Eoin O'Duffy ranks 296. Before him are Walter Middelberg, Lev Shcherba, John Dill, David Prain, Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, and Eugen Burg. After him are Franz Berghammer, Octav Băncilă, Aimee Semple McPherson, George Herriman, Merna Kennedy, and Katri Vala.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Eoin O'Duffy ranks 285 out of 549. Before him are Stuart Townsend (1972), David Kennedy (1953), Tim O'Reilly (1954), Stephen Hunt (1981), Milo O'Shea (1926), and Mabel Cahill (1863). After him are Nora Barnacle (1884), Brian Downey (1951), John A. Costello (1891), Jack Lynch (1917), Gary Kelly (1974), and John Connolly (1968).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Ireland

Among social activists born in Ireland, Eoin O'Duffy ranks 4. Before him are Mary Harris Jones (1837), William Howard Russell (1820), and Wolfe Tone (1763). After him are Robert Emmet (1778), and William Smith O'Brien (1803).

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