Pierre Eliot Trudeau was the prime minister of Canada in 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984. Born in Montreal on October 18, 1919, Trudeau was a politician, constitutional lawyer, and a writer. Trudeau was an prominent figure in Canadian politics as well as internationally. He is known for negotiating the independence of Canada from Britain and creating a new Canadian Constitution with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He was married to Margaret Sinclair and had four children. Trudeau died on September 28, 2000 in Montreal.