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Louis Riel

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Also known as Louis "David" Riel

Métis leader in Canada (1844–1885)

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Louis Riel was a historical figure born in 1844 and died in 1885. He is associated with several written works, including *Report of the Trial, etc*, *Deutscher Pitaval*, *The Queen vs. Louis Riel*, *Ē Kainē Diathēkē*, and *Mémoire historique du Nord-Ouest*. Open Library records indicate he has 24 works, while Crossref lists five.

Riel is the source of several quotes, such as "My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back." He is also referenced by 468 other encyclopedia articles. MusicBrainz categorizes him as a group from Buenos Aires, and Last.fm data shows one listener and one playcount.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1844
Died
1885
Works
24

Top works

  • Report of the Trial, etc
  • Deutscher Pitaval
  • [Trial of Louis Riel]
  • The Queen vs. Louis Riel
  • Ē Kainē Diathēkē

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Buenos Aires
Active from
2011

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Louis+Riel">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Louis Riel

Quotes

  • In a little while it will be all over. We may fail. But the rights for which we contend will not die. A day of reckoning will come to our enemies and of jubilee to my people. The hated yoke of English domination and arrogance will be broken in this land, and the long-suffering victims of their injustice will, with God's blessing, re-enter into the peaceful enjoyment of their possessions.
  • Deeds are not accomplished in a few days, or in a few hours. A century is only a spoke in the wheel of everlasting time.
  • We may be a small community and a Half-breed community at that — but we are men, free and spirited men, and we will not allow even the Dominion of Canada to trample on our rights.
  • My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.
  • I have nothing but my heart and I have given it long ago to my country.
  • We must cherish our inheritance. We must preserve our nationality for the youth of our future. The story should be written down to pass on.

via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA

Key facts

Preceded by
George-Étienne Cartier
Succeeded by
Andrew Bannatyne
Born
( 1844-10-22 ) 22 October 1844, St. Boniface , Red River Colony, Rupert's Land
Died
16 November 1885 (1885-11-16) (aged 41), Regina , North-West Territories, Canada
Cause of death
Execution by hanging
Resting place
St. Boniface Cathedral
Spouse
Marguerite Monet dite Bellehumeur ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1881 ) ​

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Louis Riel (/ˈluːi riˈɛl/; French: [lwi ʁjɛl]; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first prime minister John A. Macdonald. Riel fought to defend Métis rights and identity as the Northwest Territories came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence.

The first resistance movement led by Riel was the Red River Resistance of 1869–1870. The provisional government established by Riel ultimately negotiated the terms under which the new province of Manitoba entered the Canadian Confederation. However, while carrying out the resistance, Riel had a Canadian nationalist, Thomas Scott, executed. Riel soon fled to the United States to escape prosecution. He was elected three times as member of the House of Commons, but, fearing for his life, never took his seat. During these years in exile he came to believe that he was a divinely chosen leader and prophet. He married in 1881 while in exile in the Montana Territory.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Louis Riel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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