6 h 27 min, 17 oct. 1868 ans - Louis Riel

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Métis spokesman, regarded as the founder of Manitoba, teacher, and leader of the North-West rebellion.
He is considered one of the most controversial figures in Canadian history. To the Métis he is a hero, an eloquent spokesman for their aspirations. In the Canadian west in 1885 the majority of the settlers regarded him as a villain; today he is seen there as the founder of those movements which have protested central Canadian political and economic power. French Canadians have always thought him a victim of Ontario religious and racial bigotry, and by no means deserving of the death penalty.

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