Éamon de Valera Irish independence. He was arrested, sentenced to death but released for a variety of reasons, including the public response to the British execution of Rising leaders. He returned to Ireland after being jailed in England and became one of the leading political figures of the War of Independence. After the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, de Valera served as the political leader of Anti-Treaty Sinn Fein until 1926, when he, along with many supporters, left the party to set up Fianna Fáil, a new political party which abandoned the policy of abstentionism from Dáil Éireann. From there, de Valera would
Pal Sinn Pal Sinn Sinn Lap-man (born 17 March 1959) is a Hong Kong musician and actor, primarily known as bass player of the band Blue Jeans. Sinn is noted for his roles as Ximen Qing in "The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus", for which he received Hong Kong Film Award nomination for Best New Performer. Sinn was born and raised in Hong Kong, where he attended the Lung Cheung Government Technical Secondary School since 1970. At 16, Sinn began his career as a singer at a bar on Lockart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. In 1986, Sinn joined Chyna, a heavy metal rock