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Posted Saturday, November 16, 2024
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On This Day in History - November 16, 1885
November 16, 1885 #OTD Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel (Pictured) is executed for treason in Regina, North-west Territories, Canada (now Saskatchewan), aged 41.
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