Prime Minister of Canada1968
Appointed Prime Minister of Canada
Historical person
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Pierre Elliott Trudeau, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Canada.
13 records1968–200011 events3 places
Chronological biography
1968
Prime Minister of Canada20 April 1968
Becomes prime minister after winning the Liberal leadership.
1969
Official Languages Act9 September 1969
Makes English and French official languages of federal institutions.
1970
October Crisis16 October 1970
Invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis.
1971
Multiculturalism Policy8 October 1971
Announces multiculturalism as official federal policy.
1976
Montreal Olympics17 July 1976
Opens the Montreal Olympic Games.
1980
Prime Minister of Canada3 March 1980
Returns to power after the 1980 federal election.
Quebec Referendum20 May 1980
Campaigns for the No side in Quebec first sovereignty referendum.
1982
Constitution Act17 April 1982
Proclaims patriation of the Constitution and the Charter of Rights.
1983
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)September 1983
Visited by Margaret Thatcher who tries to persuade him to tighten his links with NATO
Visited by Margaret ThatcherSeptember 1983
Visited by Margaret Thatcher who tries to persuade him to tighten his links with NATO
1984
Resignation of Pierre Elliott Trudeau30 June 1984
Trudeau resigns after 16 yrs in office
2000
Death of Pierre Elliott Trudeau28 September 2000
Death of Pierre Trudeau
Titles and roles
Prime Minister · Prime Minister of Canada
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.