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Arthur Griffith
1871 – August 12, 1922
Irish politician and writer, founder of Sinn Féin (1871–1922)
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Arthur Joseph Griffith was an Irish writer, newspaper editor and politician who founded the political party Sinn Féin. He led the Irish delegation at the negotiations that produced the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, and served as the president of Dáil Éireann from January 1922 until his death that August.
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- Anniversary · August 12
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