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First Constitutional Amendment

Ireland · Government / Government of Ireland. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1939Date range
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Chronological records

1939

Eamon de Valera2 September 1939

Dublin · Government / Government of Ireland

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

Names involved

Eamon de Valera

Provenance

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