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	John Diefenbaker
		John George Diefenbaker (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada (1957 – 1963).
		Diefenbaker made what some believe to have been one of the most controversial policy decisions of the last century in Canada on February 20, 1959 when his government cancelled the development and manufacture of the Avro Arrow.
		Diefenbaker died on August 16, 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario, and is buried beside the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre at the University of Saskatchewan.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/John_Diefenbaker (1333 words)

	John George Diefenbaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Diefenbaker received a B.A. in 1915, an M.A. in Political Science and Economics in 1916 and his LL.B. in 1919 from the University of Saskatchewan[?].
		Diefenbaker served a brief stint in the army, acquiring the rank of Lieutenant in the 105th Saskatoon Fusiliers.
		Diefenbaker's opinions on JFK were less refined, having been quoted as calling Kennedy "a boastful sonofabitch".
	www.termsdefined.net /jo/john-george-diefenbaker.html (480 words)

	John George Diefenbaker - Wikipedia
		Diefenbaker's opinions on JFK were less refined, his having being quoted as calling Kennedy "a boastful son of a bitch".
		Diefenbaker made one of the most controversial decisions of the last century in Canada in 1959 when his government cancelled the development and manufacture of the Avro Arrow Mach 2 supersonic jet fighter created by A.V. Roe Canada (AVRO), in Malton, Ontario, just west of Toronto.
		Diefenbaker died in Ottawa, Ontario and is buried beside the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Diefenbaker (319 words)

	John George Diefenbaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Diefenbaker was first elected to Parliament in 1940, led the national Progressive Conservative party from 1956-1967 and was Prime Minister of Canada from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963.
		Diefenbaker was a contestant in four Progressive Conservative leadership conventions held in 1943, 1948, 1956 and 1967.
		Diefenbaker continued on as party leader after the 1963 election, and to the surprise of many ran an aggressive campaign which held Pearson's Liberals to a minority government in the 1965 election, which Pearson called in the expectation of gaining a majority.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/john_george_diefenbaker (740 words)

	Encyclopedia: John Diefenbaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		John George Diefenbaker served briefly in World War I in the Canadian Army from 1916 to 1918, acquiring the rank of Lieutenant in the 105th Saskatoon Fusiliers.
		Diefenbaker's early political career was marked by a singular achievement â” he ran unsuccessfully in over a dozen elections at the municipal, provincial and federal levels in Alberta and Saskatchewan before finally getting elected.
		Diefenbaker appointed the following Justices to the Supreme Court of Canada: The Supreme Court Building in Ottawa The Supreme Court of Canada is Canadas highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/John-Diefenbaker (6678 words)

	John George Diefenbaker Biography / Biography of John George Diefenbaker Biography Biography
		John George Diefenbaker (1895-1979) was prime minister of Canada and leader of the Progressive Conservative party.
		John Diefenbaker was born in Neustadt, Ontario, on Sept. 18, 1895.
		Meanwhile, in 1951, Edna died, and Diefenbaker was remarried in 1953 to Olive Evangeline Freeman Palmer.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/john-george-diefenbaker (754 words)

	John George Diefenbaker: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about John George Diefenbaker
		The Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker (September 18, 1895 - August 16, 1979) was the thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada.
		Diefenbaker made one of the most controversial decisions of the last century in Canada in 1959 when his government cancelled the development and manufacture of the Avro Arrow, a Mach 2 supersonic jet fighter built by A.V. Roe Canada (Avro), in Malton[?], Ontario, just west of Toronto.
		Diefenbaker died on August 16, 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario and is buried beside the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre at the University of Saskatchewan[?] in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
	www.encyclopedian.com /jo/John-Diefenbaker.html (334 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Diefenbaker John George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Diefenbaker, John George (1895-1979), Canadian statesman, who served as prime minister from 1957 to 1963.
		Durham, John George Lambton, 1st Earl of (1792-1840), British statesman, born in London, and educated at Eton.
		Walker, John George (1952- ), New Zealand middle-distance runner who was the first to run a mile in under 3 minutes 50 seconds; a feat achieved in...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Diefenbaker_John_George.html (84 words)

	Diefenbaker-Biography-First Among Equals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		John George Diefenbaker was born in Neustadt, Ontario in 1895; his parents were of German and Scottish descent.
		Diefenbaker attended the University of Saskatchewan, graduating with a general B.A. in 1915 and an M.A. in political science and economics in 1916.
		Sir John A. Macdonald was Diefenbaker's hero, and he was determined to have a state funeral as grand as that which had honoured Canada's first prime minister.
	www.collectionscanada.ca /primeministers/h4-3331-e.html (828 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - John Diefenbaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Diefenbaker, John George (1895-1979), 13th prime minister of Canada (1957-1963).
		Diefenbaker was the first Conservative prime minister in 22 years....
		In 1961 the struggling government of Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker became embroiled in a disagreement over economic policy with James...
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	john george diefenbaker page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		John George Diefenbaker was born in a small town in Ontario to parents of German and Scottish descent.
		Diefenbaker's strong character allowed him to succeed in his political career even though he experienced problems along the way.
		During the Diefenbaker years (1957-63), Canada's aboriginal people were allowed to vote in the federal election for the first time.
	www.ccndesigns.com /grassroots/social_studies/grade5/diefenbaker.htm (301 words)

	Juan George Diefenbaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Diefenbaker era un contestant en cuatro convenciones conservadoras progresivas de la dirección, perdiendo en 1943 al bracken de Juan, y en 1948 a George atrajo, antes de ganar en 1956.
		Diefenbaker una vez llamó a Kennedy "un sonofabitch presumido".
		Diefenbaker hizo lo que cree algo para haber sido una de las decisiones de política más polémicas del siglo pasado en Canadá en 1959 en que su gobierno canceló el revelado y la fabricación de la flecha de Avro.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ju/Juan%20George%20Diefenbaker.htm (1185 words)

	The Diefenbaker Gravesite
		When John George Diefenbaker, Canada's 13th Prime Minister, was elected Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan in 1969, he made known his intention to give the University of Saskatchewan, his alma mater, his memorabilia and personal papers and library.
		Diefenbaker wanted to be buried with his late wife Olive, on the grounds of the centre, on the university campus.
		John Diefenbaker died at the age of 83 on August 16, 1979.
	www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca /arts/scha/dief/dief.html (655 words)

	AVROLAND - The Prime Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		John George Diefenbaker - no Avro site would be complete without at least a mention of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, some loved him, others felt he was the villain responsible for scrapping the Arrow and killing Canadian aviation.
		John Diefenbaker, a prairie populist and spellbinding speaker, advocated that all Canadians should be "unhyphenated Canadians." He served as prime minister from 1957 to 1963.
		Diefenbaker remained in Parliament until his death on August 16, 1979.
	www.avroland.com /al-people-the-pm.shtml (237 words)

	John George Diefenbaker, Canadian Prime Minister - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		John George Diefenbaker was born at Neustadt, Ont., Sept. 18, 1895.
		The PCs won the election of June 10, 1957 by a slim margin, and on June 21, John Diefenbaker officially became prime minister.
		The Diefenbaker years (1957-63) saw the passage of the Canadian Bill of Rights, a "roads-to- resources" program to encourage the development of northern resources, legislation providing support for agriculture, encouragement of technical training and improved health and welfare programs.
	history.htb.dtdns.net /docs/ohip000066.html (335 words)

	Diefenbaker, John George. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Elected to Parliament (1940), he succeeded George Drew as leader of the Progressive Conservative party (1956), and (1957) succeeded Liberal Louis St. Laurent as prime minister, although his party failed to win a clear-cut majority.
		The Conservatives, however, lost their majority in the 1962 elections, and early in 1963 the Diefenbaker government fell.
		Diefenbaker was leader of the opposition (1963–67); he continued to sit in Parliament after he was replaced as Conservative leader.
	www.bartleby.com /65/di/Diefenba.html (148 words)

	CNEWS Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He was a candidate for leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party at the 1942 and 1948 conventions, but did not win the nomination until Dec. 14, 1956.
		He fared less well in the 1962 election, when only 116 PCs were elected, and in the general election of 1963, a Liberal victory relegated Diefenbaker to the role of Opposition leader.
		Diefenbaker remained Conservative leader until Sept. 1967, when he was replaced by Robert Stanfield.
	www.canoe.ca /CNEWSPolitics/diefenbaker_john.html (345 words)

	Diefenbaker, John George - The World Wide Beat - The World by Region - SearchBeat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker - Commemorative page on the man who was Canada's Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963.
		Eulogy for John Diefenbaker - Text of eulogy delivered by Prime Minister Joe Clark at the burial service of John Diefenbaker in Saskatoon, August 22, 1979.
		Diefenbaker Canada Centre - Diefenbaker Bio - A brief biography of John George Diefenbaker.
	www.searchbeat.com /Regional/NorthAmerica/Canada/SocietyandCulture/History/Government/PrimeMinisters/Diefenbaker,JohnGeorge (234 words)

	saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists - Avro Arrow Thesis
		Diefenbaker’s initial lack of enthusiasm for constituting a CDC was confirmed by Pearkes: “ Diefenbaker didn’t want these committee meetings....He didn’t want to discuss in front of the Chiefs of Staff all the various problems.
		Diefenbaker had casually committed Canada not only to joint planning for continental defence with the US but also to a joint command, and, consequently, to the supranational integration of the RCAF and the USAF ADCs.
		Diefenbaker was in good spirits, still exhilarated by his mastery of parliament and his command of the headlines.
	scaa.usask.ca /gallery/arrow/thesis/thesis9.htm (10385 words)

	Canada in the Making - Glossary
		In 1872, he was accused of buying a government contract to build a railway to the Pacific after it came to light that he had contributed $350,000 to the campaign of the Conservative Party.
		He formed two governments with John A. Macdonald from 1857 to 1858 and 1858 to 1862, in which he was co-premier.
		George III is best remembered as the king at the time of the American Revolution and for his bouts of madness, which may have been caused by a hereditary disease.
	www.canadiana.org /citm/reference/biographies_e.html (11053 words)

	The Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker
		Diefenbaker's politics were radical and often contrary to Conservative values.
		In September 1960, Diefenbaker addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations condemning communism years before the fall of communism and the Berlin Wall.
		Diefenbaker's anti-apartheid statement, 1961, contributed to South Africa withdrawing from the Commonwealth.
	www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/diefenbaker.htm (636 words)

	Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada - Grave Sites of Canadian Prime Ministers
		John Diefenbaker, a prairie populist and a spellbinding speaker, was determined that all Canadians would be "unhyphenated Canadians." In 1958, he won the greatest electoral victory in the history of Canada's House of Commons.
		Born in Ontario, John Die- fenbaker moved to Sask- atchewan as a child.
		Even after the defeat of his government in 1963, Diefenbaker's personal charisma made him loved by many Canadians, and he never lost his House of Commons seat.
	www.pc.gc.ca /clmhc-hsmbc/pm/Diefenbaker_E.asp (208 words)

	John George -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		British religious leader George Carey became head of the Church of England when he was named archbishop of Canterbury in 1990.
		John Vincent Atanasoff (1904-1995) accepting the National Medal of Technology from President George Bush on November 13, 1990.
		In a dramatization, George Washington recalls crossing the Delaware, spending the winter at Valley Forge and defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9043831 (709 words)

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