North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
Role range: 1948-1957
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Lester Bowles Pearson Biography and Timeline
Follow Lester Bowles Pearson through 16 dated historical records for Canada.
Lester Bowles Pearson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1948–1967Years on this page
1948
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
Role range: 1948-1957
Secretary of State for External Affairs
Appointed Foreign Secretary
Role range: 1948-1957
1949
North Atlantic Treaty
Signs the North Atlantic Treaty on Canada behalf.
Role range: 1949-1949 – 1948-1957
North Atlantic Treaty
Signs the North Atlantic Treaty for Canada.
Role range: 1948-1957
1956
Suez Crisis
Proposes a United Nations peacekeeping force during the Suez crisis.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1948-1957
Suez Crisis
Helps create a United Nations peacekeeping force during the Suez crisis.
Role range: 1948-1957
Foreign Secretary of Canada
Represents Canada at the United Nations, plays a key part in settling the Suez crisis
Role range: 1948-1957
Suez Canal
Represents Canada at the United Nations, plays a key part in settling the Suez crisis
Role range: 1948-1957
1957
Nobel Peace Prize
Receives the Nobel Peace Prize for Suez peacekeeping diplomacy.
Role range: 1957-1957
1958
Party Leader
Leads the way to forming a National Medicare law
Role range: 1958-1972
1963
Prime Minister of Canada
Forms a Liberal minority government.
Role range: 1963-1968
Prime Minister of Canada
Appointed Prime Minister of Canada
Role range: 1963-1968
1965
Maple Leaf Flag
Adopts the Maple Leaf flag as Canada national flag.
Role range: 1965-1965 – 1963-1968
1966
Canada Pension Plan
Introduces the Canada Pension Plan.
Role range: 1966-1966 – 1963-1968
1967
Expo 67
Opens Expo 67 during Canada centennial year.
Role range: 1967-1967 – 1963-1968
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.