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Key facts
- Preceded by
- George-Étienne Cartier
- Succeeded by
- Andrew Bannatyne
- Born
- ( 1844-10-22 ) 22 October 1844, St. Boniface , Red River Colony, Rupert's Land
- Died
- 16 November 1885 (1885-11-16) (aged 41), Regina , North-West Territories, Canada
- Cause of death
- Execution by hanging
- Resting place
- St. Boniface Cathedral
- Spouse
- Marguerite Monet dite Bellehumeur ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1881 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Saint Boniface
- Place of death
- Regina
- Occupation
- teacher
- Position held
- member of the House of Commons of Canada
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Notable work
- Manitoba
- Participant in
- Red River Rebellion
- Conflict
- Battle of Batoche
- Image
- Louis Riel.jpg
- Work location
- Red River Colony
- Convicted of
- high treason
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- Louis Riel
- place of burial
- Saint Boniface Cathedral
- ethnic group
- Métis
- Commons category
- Louis Riel
- date of birth
- 1844-10-23
- date of death
- 1885-01-01
- relative
- Marie-Anne Gaboury
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- name in native language
- Louis Riel
- topic's main category
- Category:Louis Riel
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- Louis Riel
- candidacy in election
- 1874 Canadian federal election
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Encyclopedic overview
Louis Riel (/ˈluːi riˈɛl/; French: [lwi ʁjɛl]; 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. Riel fought to defend Métis rights and identity as the Northwest Territories came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence.
The first resistance movement led by Riel was the Red River Resistance of 1869–1870. The provisional government established by Riel ultimately negotiated the terms under which the new province of Manitoba entered the Canadian Confederation. However, while carrying out the resistance, Riel had a Canadian nationalist, Thomas Scott, executed. Riel soon fled to the United States to escape prosecution. He was elected three times as member of the House of Commons, but, fearing for his life, never took his seat. During these years in exile he came to believe that he was a divinely chosen leader and prophet. He married in 1881 while in exile in the Montana Territory.
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