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.

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Label Occurrences
ACA canonical 3

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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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Army Comrades Association alternativeName ACA
subject linked to: ACA