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A new Council was set up to prepare the plans for the Rising, led by James Connolly and Patrick Pearse.
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A group of Irish Volunteers entered Dublin and took control of the GPO, which became their headquarter.
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A provisional government was established with Pearse at its head, and the Irish Republic was proclamed.
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Irish rebels were forced to escape or surrender. Patrick Pearse surrendered and all the leaders of the revolt received their sentence.
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Michael Collins was forced to sign the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which declared the Irish Free State and which provided for the partition of Ireland.
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Michael Collins was shot dead by De Valera and his companions.
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The Republic of Ireland was established and it became formally free of allegiance to Britain.
