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Louis Riel
Métis leader in Canada (–)
This article is about the Métis leader in Canada. For other uses, see Louis Riel (disambiguation).
Louis Riel | |
|---|---|
| In office 27 December &#;– 24 June | |
| In office 13 October &#;– 25 February | |
| Preceded by | George-Étienne Cartier |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Bannatyne |
| Born | ()22 October St. Louis david riel biographyBoniface, Red River Colony, Rupert's Land |
| Died | 16 November () (aged&#;41) Regina, North-West Territories, Canada |
| Resting place | St. Boniface Cathedral |
| Spouse | Marguerite Monet dite Bellehumeur &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 3 |
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Louis Riel (; French:[lwiʁjɛl]; 22 October – 16 November ) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people.
He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first prime minister John A. Macdonald. Riel sought to defend Métis rights and identity as the Northwest Te