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Louis Riel

Métis leader, founder of Manitoba · 1844-1885

Louis Riel
I. Bennetto & Co. · Public domain

Led two resistances, brought a province into Confederation, and was hanged for treason at 41.

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  1. October 22, 1844 · Red River, Manitoba
    Born in the Red River Settlement
  2. November 2, 1869 · Upper Fort Garry
    Seized Upper Fort Garry and formed a provisional government
  3. May 12, 1870 · Winnipeg
    His list of rights became the Manitoba Act
  4. 1875 · Ottawa
    Exiled for five years after the execution of Thomas Scott; elected MP three times without sitting
  5. June 1884 · Batoche, Saskatchewan
    Brought back from Montana by Gabriel Dumont to lead the Saskatchewan Métis
  6. May 15, 1885 · Batoche
    Surrendered after the four-day defeat at Batoche
  7. November 16, 1885 · Regina
    Hanged at Regina; buried at St. Boniface Cathedral

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