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James Connolly
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James Connolly
James Connolly
(; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was an
Irish republican
and
socialist
leader, aligned to
syndicalism
and the
Industrial Workers of the World
. He was born in the
Cowgate
area of
Edinburgh
, Scotland, to Irish
immigrant
parents. He left school for working life at the age of 11, but became one of the leading
Marxist
theorists of his day. He also took a role in
Scottish
and
American politics
. He was executed by a
British
firing squad because of his leadership role in the
Easter Rising
of 1916.
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