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Charles James Haughey (16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach for three periods. He was Leader of Fianna Fáil, the most popular Irish political movement at the time, from 1979 until 1992. Prior to this, he had served as a minister in the previous Fianna Fail governments under Sean Lemass and Jack Lynch. Today, he is viewed as one of the most influential and controversial Taoiseach's in Irish history.