Louis Riel

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Louis Riel was a Canadian political and spiritual leader of the Métis people who led the Red River and North-West resistances and is regarded as a key figure in the struggle for Indigenous and minority rights in Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian historical figure
Métis leader
human
political leader
revolutionary
burialPlace Saint-Boniface Cathedral cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath hanging
chargedWith high treason
commemoratedBy Louis Riel Day (Manitoba) NERFINISHED
statues and monuments across Canada
convictedOf high treason
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1844-10-22
dateOfDeath 1885-11-16
dateOfMarriage 1881-03-06
didNotTakeSeatIn House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED
educatedAt Collège de Montréal NERFINISHED
Petit Séminaire de Montréal NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Métis NERFINISHED
familyName Riel NERFINISHED
founded Provisional Government of Red River NERFINISHED
fullName Louis David Riel NERFINISHED
givenName Louis NERFINISHED
hadChild Jean-Louis Riel NERFINISHED
Joseph Riel NERFINISHED
Marie-Angélique Riel NERFINISHED
hasHeritageDesignation Person of National Historic Significance (Canada) NERFINISHED
led North-West Resistance NERFINISHED
Red River Resistance NERFINISHED
legacy considered a founder of Manitoba
key figure in the struggle for Indigenous and minority rights in Canada
symbol of Métis identity and resistance
mannerOfDeath execution by hanging
motherTongue French
movement Indigenous rights in Canada
Métis rights movement
notableFor defending Métis rights and lands
leadership of the North-West Resistance
leadership of the Red River Resistance
role in the creation of the province of Manitoba
occupation law clerk
politician
spiritual leader
teacher
opposedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Prime Minister John A. Macdonald NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Red River Settlement NERFINISHED
near present-day Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
placeOfDeath Regina, North-West Territories, Canada NERFINISHED
politicalIdeology Métis nationalism
defence of minority rights
positionHeld Member of Parliament of Canada-elect
President of the Provisional Government of Manitoba NERFINISHED
President of the Provisional Government of Red River
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Marguerite Monet dit Bellehumeur NERFINISHED
wasElectedTo House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED

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Métis notableLeader Louis Riel
Red River Colony notableLeader Louis Riel
North-West Rebellion leader Louis Riel
North-West Rebellion commander Louis Riel
Manitoba Act, 1870 relatedPerson Louis Riel