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| Nacimiento | 27 June 1846
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| 1875 | Elegido diputado de Home Rule League (liga autonomista) por Meath
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| 1877 | Agosto: es elegido presidente de la Home Rule Confederation (Confederación autonómica) de Gran Bretaña; participa en un intento obstruccionista de bloquear en los Comunes el proyecto de Ley de Sudáfrica | ||||
| 1878 | Se vincula al Clan na Gael (Clan de los gaélicos), organización estadounidense afín a los republicanos irlandeses
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| 1879 | Preside la Irish Land League (Liga irlandesa de la tierra, organización para la reforma agraria); Campaña The New Departure (búsqueda de una alternativa intermedia entre independistas y autonomistas | ||||
| 1880 | Mayo: Sustituye a William Shaw en la presidencia de la Liga autonomista, Home Rule League;19 de septiembre: En su discurso de Ennis, Parnell da las líneas generales de su estrategia de resistencia frente a los latifundistas absentistas. Del nombre del primer afectado, Charles Boycott (administrador de un terrateniente), nacería la palabra boycott, luego trasladada al español como boicot
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| 1881 | Gladstone aprueba la segunda Ley de la Tierra (Land Act). Criticised by Irish leaders for exceptions denied aid; 13 October: Arrested for 'treasonable practices' and sent to Kilmainham Gaol; issued 'No Rent Manifesto'.
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| 1882 | 25 April: Kilmainham Treaty between Parnell & govt. Parnell released. 'No Rent Manifesto' withdrawn. Land Act amended. 8 May 1882: Chief Secretary (Lord Frederick Cavendish) and Under-Secretary T.H. Burke murdered by Invincibles outside Viceregal Lodge (Known as the "Phoenix Park Murders") Public outcry. Parnell condemns murders; October: Irish National League replaces Land League. Parnell controls it. Party name changed to Irish Parliamentary Party.
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| 1883 | December: Parnell receives £37,000 personal gift following national fundraising to alleviate his "financial distress".
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| 1884 | October: Catholic Hierarchy ally themselves with IIP and ditch their own party.
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| 1885 | June: Lord Salisbury forms minority Tory ministry. 1 August: Confidential meeting with new Lord Lieutenant, Lord Carnavon. 14 August: Ashbourne Land Act enacted. 7 November: Parnell urges Irish voters in Great Britain to vote Tory on eve of general election. IIP wins 85 seats. Hawarden Kite reveals Gladstone is now pro-Irish home rule.
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| 1886 | 1 February: Gladstone forms ministry with IIP support. 26 March: Cabinet discusses draft Home Rule Bill. Joseph Chamberlain resigns. 8 June: Bill defeated in Commons. September: Commons rejects Parnell's Tenants' Relief Bill. October: Plan of Campaign launched in "United Ireland" newspaper. Tories back in power.
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| 1887 | Arthur Balfour becomes Chief Secretary. New Land Act and new coercion laws. March: The Times publishes a series "Parnellism and Crime". 18 April: article in series links Parnell to the Phoenix Park murders, quoting a letter he supposedly wrote. 17 July: Salisbury (PM) sets up commission to investigate links between Parnell and crime.
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| 1888 | May: Parnell distances himself from the Plan of Campaign in a speech to the Liberal Eighty Club in London.
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| 1889 | 22 February: Richard Piggott revealed as forger of Parnell letter. Later Gladstone leads Commons in a standing ovation when Parnell returns. December: Captain O'Shea files for divorce, naming Parnell as co-respondent.
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| 1890 | February: Commission's 35 volume report clears Parnell of murder link but not of claimed links with crime. November: story of divorce breaks. Initial support for Parnell as presumption that it is a new smear. 24 November: Gladstone tactfully warns Parnell's deputy, Justin McCarthy of "problems" with scandal for Liberals. 25 November: IIP re-elects Parnell chairman, unaware of Liberal problems. 26 November: Gladstone letter on problems published. 1 December: After 5 days debate, IPP ditches Parnell. Party splits. Parnell and supporters seize United Ireland party paper HQ amid fisticuffs. Anti-parnellites launch own newspapers. 22 December: Anti-Parnellites win Kilkenny North by-election.
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| 1891 | January: Parnell rejects peace deal that he retire temporarily from politics and then return later to leadership. Parnellites lose two by-elections (2 April Sligo; 8 July Carlow) Closer battle in Sligo but defeat also. Parnell flirts with Fenianism. 25 June: Parnell marries Katharine O'Shea. Catholic hierarchy (minus one) issue condemnation. 27 September: Parnell delivers last public speech. Described as "incoherent scurrility — sad, sad" by John Dillon. Parnell catches pneumonia at the meeting and never recovers.
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| Muerte | 6 October 1891 | ||||