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The rebels, led by Padraig Pearse, wanted to declare a free Ireland and a proclamation of independence was read on the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin. They wanted independence from Britain.

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The Easter rising was a protest by the people of Ireland against British rule. The uprising occurred during the Easter week of 1916 and was organised by the Irish Republican Brotherhood. During the uprising, key locations in Dublin were seized


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