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Lester B. Pearson
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Lester Bowles Pearson was a Canadian politician, diplomat, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. He also served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1958 to 196
Portrait, c. 1963
Portrait, c. 1963
A memorial plaque on the location of his birthplace
A memorial plaque on the location of his birthplace
Pearson serving with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in World War I in Salonika
Pearson serving with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in World War I in Salonika
Ice hockey in Europe; Oxford University vs. Switzerland, 1922. Future Canadian prime minister Lester Pearson is at right front. His nickname from the
Ice hockey in Europe; Oxford University vs. Switzerland, 1922. Future Canadian prime minister Lester Pearson is at right front. His nickname from the Swiss was "Herr Zig-Zag".
Suez Crisis
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The Suez Crisis, also known as the second Arab–Israeli war, the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956. Israel inva
Lester B. Pearson
…Nations, but was vetoed by the Soviet Union. In 1957, Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for proposing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Crisis, for which he received worldwide attention. After the Liberal Party was defeated in the 1957 federal election, Pearson won the leadership of the party…
Smoke rising from oil tanks beside the Suez Canal hit during the initial Anglo-French assault on Port Said
Smoke rising from oil tanks beside the Suez Canal hit during the initial Anglo-French assault on Port Said
The location of the Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea
The location of the Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea
Port Said, at the entrance to the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean
Port Said, at the entrance to the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean
Australian prime minister Robert Menzies led an international committee in negotiations with Nasser in September 1956, which sought to achieve interna
Australian prime minister Robert Menzies led an international committee in negotiations with Nasser in September 1956, which sought to achieve international management of the Suez Canal. The mission was a failure.