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Douglas Hyde, Irish academic and politician, 1st President of Ireland (died 1949)
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Douglas Hyde
President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945
Douglas Ross Hyde, known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn, was an Irish academic, linguist, scholar of the Irish language, politician, and diplomat who served as the first president of Ireland from June 1938 to June 1945. He was a leading figure in the Gaelic revival, and the first…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Head of state of Ireland
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