ACA

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ACA is the acronym commonly used for the Army Comrades Association, an Irish nationalist organization active in the early 20th century.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
ACA canonical 3

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish nationalist organization ⓘ
acronym ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ
activePeriod early 1930s ⓘ
activity organizing marches with military-style discipline ⓘ
political demonstrations ⓘ
providing stewards for public meetings ⓘ
alternativeName ACA ⓘ
Blueshirts ⓘ
National Guard ⓘ
associatedWith Cumann na nGaedheal ⓘ
Eoin O'Duffy ⓘ
Fine Gael ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
dissolved mid-1930s ⓘ
foundedBy former Irish Free State Army officers ⓘ
foundedFor to counter perceived threats from the IRA ⓘ
to oppose Fianna Fáil and republican influence ⓘ
to represent and protect former pro-Treaty army veterans ⓘ
hasCharacteristic anti-Fianna Fáil ⓘ
anti-IRA ⓘ
street-mobilization organization ⓘ
uniformed movement ⓘ
headquartersLocation Dublin ⓘ
historicalContext post-Irish Civil War politics ⓘ
rise of mass political movements in interwar Europe ⓘ
ideology Irish nationalism ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ
corporatism ⓘ
inception 1932 ⓘ
influencedBy contemporary European fascist movements ⓘ
leader Eoin O'Duffy ⓘ
legalStatus subject to government restrictions and bans ⓘ
location Irish Free State ⓘ
mergedInto Fine Gael ⓘ
League of Youth (Fine Gael youth wing predecessor) ⓘ
notableFeature members wore blue shirts as a uniform ⓘ
organized marches and rallies ⓘ
provided protection for political meetings ⓘ
notableMember Eoin O'Duffy ⓘ
Ernest Blythe ⓘ
W. T. Cosgrave ⓘ
opposedBy Fianna Fáil ⓘ
Irish Labour Party ⓘ
Irish Republican Army ⓘ
politicalPosition right-wing ⓘ
refersTo Army Comrades Association ⓘ
standsFor Army Comrades Association ⓘ
symbol blue shirt uniform ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army Comrades Association → alternativeName → ACA ⓘ
subject linked to: ACA