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Seán MacBride | |
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| Born | Seaghan Macbride 26 January 1904 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 January 1988 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political orientation | Irish Republicanism Socialism Anti-Imperialism |
Seán Macbride was an Irish politician, lawyer, Irish republican military leader, and humanitarian and anti-imperialist activist.[1]
He was involved in the Irish republican movement during the Irish War of Independence, the Irish Civil War, and the subsequent Anti-Treaty IRA campaigns. He served as Chief of Staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA for a time and as a member of the Saor Éire political party and various pro-Soviet and anti-Fascist groups attempted to move the Irish republican movement to the left. He later defended Irish republican political prisoners in court.[1]
Later in his life he became a prominent humanitarian activist, pushing for social-democratic and some socially progressive reforms in the Republic of Ireland, as well as human rights, anti-imperialism, and anti-militarism abroad. He played a leading role in various international organizations including the Amnesty International and the United Nations. He also held positions in the government of the Republic of Ireland.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ronan Keane. "MacBride, Seán" Dictionary of Irish Biography.