Charles Haughey
7th Taoiseach from 1979 to 1981; 1982; 1987 to 1992 · Ireland · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1925 to 2006 · aged 80
Charles James Haughey was an Irish politician who served as Taoiseach three times between 1979 and 1992, when he was leader of Fianna Fáil. Over a forty-year career, Haughey was the most complex and divisive figure in late 20th-century Ireland.
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Haughey speaking on the campaign trail during a by-election in 1947
Haughey in 1967
Haughey's former estate at Kinsealy from the air in 2019. Abbeville is the white building in the centre of the picture.
George Colley, whom Haughey had known since childhood, was his opponent in the leadership election.
Haughey (left) and Minister for Foreign Affairs Brian Lenihan arriving at European Council meeting in Maastricht in 1981
Haughey (right) with US president Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan in March 1982
Garret FitzGerald and Margaret Thatcher in 1983. Haughey opposed the Anglo-Irish Agreement, which they signed in 1985.Awards
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After his retirement, the disclosure of millions of pounds in secret payments from businessmen damaged his reputation.
