Eamon de Valera Biography and Timeline — Page 3

Constitutional Referendum

Secures voter approval for Bunreacht na hEireann in a national referendum.

Role range: 1932-1937

New Constitution Enters into Force

Becomes Taoiseach when the 1937 Constitution enters into operation and replaces the Executive Council system.

Role range: 1937-1948

Office of Taoiseach Created

Assumes the new constitutional title Taoiseach as the Government of Ireland replaces the former Executive Council.

Role range: 1937-1948

Prime Minister of Ireland

Appointed Prime Minister of Ireland, 1st term

Role range: 1937-1948

Anglo-Irish Agreements

Concludes agreements with Britain resolving the economic dispute and providing for the return of the Treaty Ports.

Role range: 1937-1948

First Constitutional Amendment

Leads the government when the Constitution is amended to broaden emergency powers during wartime.

Role range: 1937-1948

National Emergency

Leads the government as Ireland declares a national emergency at the outbreak of the Second World War.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1937-1948

Military Neutrality

Maintains a policy of military neutrality throughout the Second World War.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1937-1948

Prime Minister of Ireland

Appointed Prime Minister of Ireland, 2nd term

Role range: 1951-1954

Third Taoiseach Term

Returns to office for his final term as Taoiseach.

Role range: 1957-1959

Prime Minister of Ireland

Appointed Prime Minister of Ireland, 3rd term

Role range: 1957-1959

President of Ireland

Appointed President of Ireland, 1st term

Role range: 1959-1973

President of Ireland

Appointed President of Ireland, 2nd term

Role range: 1959-1973

Resignation of Eamon de Valera

Resigns as President of Ireland, aged 90

Death of Eamon de Valera

Death of Eamon de Valera