Alexandre Cyr (12 November 1922 – 17 August 2006) was a Liberal party member of the

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. He was born in Chandler, Quebec and his career included several positions including businessman, executive, accountant, public servant, secretary and secretary-treasurer. Cyr was first elected at the Gaspé electoral district in the 1963 federal election. He was defeated there in the 1965 election, but regained the seat in the following election in 1968. He was re-elected for successive terms in

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

. In the 1984 federal election, Cyr was defeated by Charles-Eugène Marin of the Progressive Conservative party.

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* * 1922 births 2006 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub