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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:human
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Saskatchewan
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Companion_of_Honour
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II_Coronation_Medal
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Neustadt,_Ontario,_Canada
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gptkbp:conflictParticipated
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:dateOfBirth
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1895-09-18
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gptkbp:dateOfDeath
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1979-08-16
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gptkbp:ethnicGroup
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German descent
Scottish descent
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gptkbp:honorificPrefix
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The Right Honourable
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Diefenbaker
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gptkbp:leader
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gptkb:Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada
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gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor
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gptkb:Prince_Albert
gptkb:Lake_Centre
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Lieutenant
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:Canadian_Army
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gptkbp:notable_for
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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
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Canadian_Bill_of_Rights
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:lawyer
politician
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario,_Canada
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada
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gptkbp:position_held
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gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Louis_St._Laurent
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Baptist
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Diefenbaker_Canada_Centre,_Saskatoon,_Saskatchewan
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gptkbp:signature
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John Diefenbaker Signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Edna_Brower
gptkb:Olive_Diefenbaker
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Lester_B._Pearson
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gptkbp:term_as_Leader_of_the_Opposition_end
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1967
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gptkbp:term_as_Leader_of_the_Opposition_start
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1963
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gptkbp:term_as_party_leader_end
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1967
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gptkbp:term_as_party_leader_start
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1956
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1963-04-22
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gptkbp:termStart
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1957-06-21
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lake_Diefenbaker
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
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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