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Francis Thomas Aiken (13 February 1898 – 18 May 1983) was an Irish revolutionary and politician. He was chief of staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA at the end of the Irish Civil War. Aiken later served as Tánaiste from 1965 to 1969 and Minister for External Affairs from 1951 to 1954 and 1957 to 1969.
Frank Aiken war ein irischer Politiker der Fianna Fáil, stellvertretender Premierminister sowie langjähriger Außenminister.
11. Feb. 2013 · Revolutionary; statesman; polymath: Frank Aiken cuts a colossal figure in twentieth century Irish history. But in 2006, when RTE broadcast a documentary on him as part of its ‘Hidden History’ series, sectarian killings in County Down featured most prominently.
Aiken, Francis Thomas (‘Frank’) (1898–1983), farmer, revolutionary, and politician, was born 13 February 1898 in Carrickbracken, Camlough, Co. Armagh, seventh child and youngest son of James Aiken, farmer and builder from Co. Tyrone, and Mary Aiken (née McGeeney), of Corromannon, Belleek, Co. Armagh.
22. Okt. 2014 · Frank Aiken and the joint IRA offensive. Much blame for the failed 1922 IRA offensive in the North was pinned on Aiken, but the author of a new book focuses on Richard Mulcahy and Eoin...
Frank Aiken stammte aus Camlough in der Grafschaft Armagh/Irland. Er erhielt seine Erziehung durch Privatlehrer und an Christian Brothers Schools in Newry. Mit 15 Jahren verließ er die Schule, um mit de Valera für Irlands Unabhängigkeit zu kämpfen. Er engagierte sich in der Gaelischen Liga und leitete die Aktionen gegen die Briten in Armagh ...
Frank Aiken cuts a colossal figure in twentieth-century Irish history. But in 2006, when RTÉ broadcast a documentary on him as part of its ‘Hidden History’ series, sectarian killings in County Down featured most prominently (reviewed in HI 15.1, Jan./Feb. 2007).
