Friday, June 25, 2010

Today In Canadian History

On this date in 1993, Kim Campbell was chosen to be the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, making her the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993 to November 4, 1993 (132 days). Campbell was the first and to date only female Prime Minister of Canada, the first baby boomer to hold office and the first to have been born in British Columbia.
info courtesy of Wikipedia.

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