IRELAND-POLITICS-HISTORY

An Irish soldier holds the a copy of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic outside the General Post Office (GPO), the scene of the 1916 Easter Rising, in Dublin on March 27, 2016 as part of a programme of commemorative events to mark the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. Ireland marked the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, a rebellion against British rule that paved the way for independence, with the largest commemorative events in its history. The rebels who seized buildings across Dublin and proclaimed an Irish republic on Easter Monday 1916 were honoured by a 4.4-kilometre (2.7-mile) parade through the capital for hundreds of thousands of spectators. / AFP / Paul Faith (Photo credit should read PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)