Former Canadian prime minister Trudeau dead at 80
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Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is shown in this November 1993 photo
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Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau died today in Montreal at age 80, Canadian government sources told CNN.
The flamboyant millionaire from Montreal was prime minister from 1968 until 1979 and from 1980 until 1984.
Erudite, suave and flamboyant to the point of arrogance, Trudeau was first elected prime minister in 1968 on a wave of "Trudeaumania" in a country that had been averse to political celebrities. He remained in power over the following 16 years, except for a nine-month gap in 1979-80.
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