Politics · Literature · 1844–1885

Louis Riel

Metis leader and founder of the Canadian province of Manitoba

Did you know?He is regarded as a hero by many for his efforts to protect the cultural rights of Indigenous people in Canada.

Louis Riel (French:; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) 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.

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Age at death
41
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