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| '''Sir [[Henry LeVeque]]''' was the third [[Prime Minister of Ibagli|Prime Minister]] and fifth [[Governor-General of Ibagli|Governor-General]] of [[Ibagli]]. He served as Prime Minister from 1972 to 1976 and 1977 to 1981. He served as Governor-General from 1987 to 1992.
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| He was born in England in 1913. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he served in the Grenadier Guards, seeing action in Europe in the Second World War, during which he won the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for bravery while under enemy fire.
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| He moved to Ibagli after the war, where he set up a law firm. He was elected to the [[House of Commons]] in [[1955 General Election|1955]]. In 1968, he was elected Leader of the [[Liberal Party]]. He was victorious in the [[1972 General Election|1972 election]], and was appointed Prime Minister. After losing a very close election in [[1976 General Election|1976]], LeVeque became [[Leader of the Opposition]], but won the [[1977 General Election|1977 election]] after the collapse of the [[Mark Rockington|Rockington]] government.
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| After his defeat in the [[1981 General Election|1981]], LeVeque retired from politics. He was appointed [[Governor-General of Ibagli|Governor-General]] in 1987 by Prime Minister [[Charles Forrester]]. In 1988, he was created a Knight of the Garter by [[Queen Elizabeth II]], the [[Monarchy in Ibagli|Queen of Ibagli]].
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| After retiring as Governor-General, he served as Chancellor of [[Thistledowne University]]. He died on 30 March 2006, and was given a [[state funeral]] in [[Haphonia]].
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