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Events on Monday 16 November 1885 1
1844 – 1885Louis Riel (1844-1885)Died 16 November 1885, aged 41Métis political leader who led two rebellions against the Canadian government in defense of Métis land rights and culture, founding the province of Manitoba in the process. Convicted of treason for leading the North-West Rebellion, he was hanged in Regina, and remains a deeply contested and symbolically important figure in Canadian history.