Pierre Trudeau

Full Name: Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau
Profession: Prime Minister of Canada

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Biography: As head of the Liberal Party, he was Prime Minister of Canada twice, from 1968-1979 and from 1980-1984.

A charismatic leader, he inspired "Trudeaumania" in the late 1960s.

Born: October 18, 1919
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Libra

Died: September 28, 2000 (aged 80)
Cause of Death: Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer

Married Life

1971-03-04 Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau (51) weds author and actress Margaret Joan Sinclair (23) at a private ceremony in North Vancouver, Canada
1984-04-02 Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (64) divorces Margaret Sinclair (35) due to irreconcilable differences, after 13 years of marriage

Historical Events

1968-04-20 Pierre Trudeau sworn in as Canada's 15th Prime Minister
1970-10-16 Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act as a response to the October Crisis, the only peacetime use of the War Measures Act in Canadian history.
1974-05-08 Canadian government of Pierre Trudeau falls
1974-07-09 Pierre Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canadian parliamentary election
1979-05-22 Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau as the 16th Prime Minister of Canada
1980-03-03 Pierre Trudeau sworn in, for the second time, as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada
1982-04-17 Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Queen Elizabeth II sign the "Proclamation of the Constitution Act", establishing the "Charter of Rights and Freedoms" as part of the country’s new Constitution
1984-02-29 Pierre Trudeau announces he is stepping down after 15 years as Canadian Prime Minister
1984-06-17 John Turner succeeds Pierre Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada
1984-06-30 Pierre Trudeau officially steps down as Prime Minister of Canada after serving two separate terms for a total of 15 years