John Diefenbaker

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Saskatchewan
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Companion_of_Honour
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II_Coronation_Medal
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Neustadt,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:conflictParticipated gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1895-09-18
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1979-08-16
gptkbp:ethnicGroup German descent
Scottish descent
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Diefenbaker
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Prince_Albert
gptkb:Lake_Centre
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:notable_for abolished racial discrimination in immigration policy
advocated for civil rights
appointed first Indigenous member of the Senate
appointed first female minister to federal cabinet
cancelled Avro Arrow project
expanded the vote to First Nations
led Canada during Cuban Missile Crisis
opposed nuclear weapons on Canadian soil
served as Leader of the Opposition
first Prime Minister of Canada of neither French nor English descent
supported Commonwealth membership for newly independent African and Asian countries
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Canadian_Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Louis_St._Laurent
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Diefenbaker_Canada_Centre,_Saskatoon,_Saskatchewan
gptkbp:signature John Diefenbaker Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edna_Brower
gptkb:Olive_Diefenbaker
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lester_B._Pearson
gptkbp:term_as_Leader_of_the_Opposition_end 1967
gptkbp:term_as_Leader_of_the_Opposition_start 1963
gptkbp:term_as_party_leader_end 1967
gptkbp:term_as_party_leader_start 1956
gptkbp:termEnd 1963-04-22
gptkbp:termStart 1957-06-21
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gptkb:Lester_B._Pearson
gptkb:Louis_St._Laurent
gptkb:University_of_Saskatchewan
gptkb:Sir_Lester_B._Pearson
gptkb:King's_Privy_Council_for_Canada
gptkb:Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada
gptkb:St._John's_Ravenscourt_School
gptkb:German_Canadians
gptkb:Germans_in_Canada
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5