biography
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Mulroney, (Martin) Brian
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1939– )
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| biography:
| Canadian politician and prime minister (1984–93), born in Baie Comeau, Quebec, SE Canada. He attended St Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, and studied law at Laval University, taking up a career first in law, then in business. He became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1983, and won a landslide election victory in 1984. He negotiated a free trade agreement with the USA in 1988 and a North American Free Trade Agreement which extends to Mexico (1992). His period in office was marked by controversial proposals regarding the position of French-speaking Quebec. He resigned in 1993 when the party's popularity was at an all-time low. |
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