Michael Collins

Michael Collins (16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary leader and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th-century struggle for Irish independence from the United Kingdom. He was a founding member of the Irish Free State and served as its first Chairman of the Provisional Government and Commander-in-Chief of the National Army. Collins is often referred to as one of the key figures in the Irish War of Independence and the subsequent Irish Civil War. In Hebrew, his name is transliterated as מיכאל קולינס. In Irish, he is known as Mícheál Ó Coileáin, while in French, he is referred to as Michel Collins. Collins' role in the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which established the Irish Free State, remains a significant and controversial aspect of his legacy. He was assassinated during the Irish Civil War at the age of 31.