Pierre Trudeau

The Right Honourable Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, PC , CC , CH , QC , MA , LL.L , LL.D , FRSC (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 3, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.

Honours and awards

Effective January 1, 2004 Montréal-Dorval International Airport was renamed Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL).

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January 1 - 2004 - Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

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A plan to rename Mount Logan, Canada's highest mountain, for Trudeau was considered, but ultimately rejected. A plan is under consideration to name a mountain in British Columbia's Cariboo Range for the prime minister. The peak is located in the "Premier Range", which has many peaks named for British and Canadian prime ministers.http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/09/28/trudeau_mount.html

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Mount Logan - Cariboo Range

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The Canadian news agency Canadian Press named Trudeau "Newsmaker of the Year" a record 10 times, including every year from 1968 to 1975. (The other two times were in 1978 and 2000.) In 1999, CP also named Trudeau "Newsmaker of the 20th Century." Trudeau declined to give CP an interview on that occasion, but said in a letter that he was "surprised and pleased." In many informal polls conducted by Canadian internet sites, users also widely agreed with the "Newsmaker of the 20th Century" honour.

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Canadian Press - Newsmaker of the Year - 1968 - 1975 - 1978 - 2000 - 1999 - 20th Century

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In 1983-84, he was awarded the Albert Einstein Peace Prize, for negotiating the reduction of nuclear weapons and Cold War tension in several countries.

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In 2004, viewers of the CBC series The Greatest Canadian voted Trudeau the third greatest Canadian.

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2004 - CBC - The Greatest Canadian

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