Drapeau, Jean

▪ 2000

      Canadian politician who served as mayor of Montreal for nearly three decades; elected to his first term as mayor in 1954, he lost his 1957 reelection bid but became mayor again in 1960, holding office until bad health forced him to step down in 1986. He brought Montreal worldwide attention through extravagant municipal projects, most notably Expo 67, an international exhibition that celebrated Canada's centennial, and the construction of a lavish new stadium to hold the 1976 Summer Olympic Games (b. Feb. 18, 1916, Montreal, Que.—d. Aug. 12, 1999, Montreal).

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