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When did Seán Lemass pass away?

  • 11 May 1975

  • 11 May 1972

  • 11 May 1973

  • 11 May 1971

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Seán Lemass, the former Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of Ireland, died on 11 May 1971. During his time in office, from 1959 to 1966, he oversaw significant economic expansion and modernization of the country, leading to the end of Ireland's policy of economic protectionism and introducing free trade with the United Kingdom.
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