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1986Sep, 25

Darshan Singh Canadian

Darshan Singh Canadian, Indian-Canadian trade union leader and activist (b. 1917)
Darshan Singh Canadian (aka Darshan A. Sangha) (1917, Langeri, Punjab, India – 25 September 1986) was a Sikh trade union activist and communist organizer in Canada and India.

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