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| | Trudeau, Pierre Elliott |
 | | Trudeau, Pierre Elliott, politician, writer, constitutional lawyer, prime minister of Canada 1968-79 and 1980-84 (b at Montréal 18 Oct 1919; d at Montréal 28 Sept 2000). |
 | | Trudeau was born into a wealthy family, the son of a successful French Canadian businessman and a mother of Scottish ancestry. |
 | | Trudeau was persuaded by the Liberal caucus to remain as leader, and on 8 February 1980 - less than 3 months after his retirement - he was returned once again as prime minister with a parliamentary majority, thus accomplishing a remarkable resurrection. |
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