Sir Lester B. Pearson

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkb:St_John's_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_Canada
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-04-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Newtonbrook,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:children gptkb:Geoffrey_Pearson
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-12-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:politics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Lester_Bowles_Pearson
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:OBE
gptkb:OM
gptkb:FRSC
PC
The Right Honourable
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Lester B. Pearson
gptkbp:knownFor adopting the Maple Leaf flag
introducing Canada Pension Plan
introducing student loans
introducing universal health care in Canada
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Canada
gptkb:Privy_Council_of_Canada
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Lester_B._Pearson_International_Airport
gptkb:Lester_B._Pearson_Civic_Centre
gptkb:Lester_B._Pearson_College
gptkb:Lester_B._Pearson_High_School
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableEvent Suez Crisis mediation
gptkbp:notableWork creation of United Nations Emergency Force
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:scholar
politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:John_Diefenbaker
gptkbp:religion gptkb:United_Church_of_Canada
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:MacLaren_Cemetery,_Wakefield,_Quebec
gptkbp:signature Lester B Pearson Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maryon_Moody
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pierre_Trudeau
gptkbp:termEnd 1968-04-20
gptkbp:termStart 1963-04-22
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Exeter_College
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