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| | CNN.com - Thousands weep at Trudeau's funeral - October 3, 2000 |
 | | Trudeau, who boosted Canada's pride with his charisma, his willingness to buck the United States and his dedication to Canadian unity, died Thursday of prostate cancer at the age of 80. |
 | | Justin, his eldest son, said in his eulogy that his father would be remembered as "statesman, intellectual, professor, adversary, outdoorsman, lawyer, journalist, author and prime minister. |
 | | Trudeau was the first NATO leader to visit Cuba after Castro took power, and, as if to pay back a debt of friendship, Castro took the rare step of going to Montreal's City Hall on Monday prior to the funeral to stand before the casket. |
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