First Dail Government
Assumes leadership of the temporary First Dail ministry after the revolutionary parliament is established.
Role range: 1919-1919
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Cathal Brugha Biography and Timeline
Follow Cathal Brugha through 2 dated historical records for Ireland.
Cathal Brugha, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1919–1919Years on this page
1919
Dail Eireann
Cathal Brugha is elected Priomh Aire (literally Prime Minister, translated as "President of Dail Eireann"), to be replaced by de Valera, when Collins helps him escape from Lincoln prison, in April, 1919
Records, sources and methodology
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