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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About André Desjardins
- André "Dédé" Desjardins (4 July 1930 – 27 April 2000) was a Canadian union official noted for his involvement with organized crime.
- Desjardins served as the president of the Conseil des métiers de la construction (transl.?Council of Construction Trades) and vice-president of the Fédération des travailleurs du Québec (Quebec Federation of Labour, FTQ) union between 1970 and 1974, becoming known as Le roi de la construction ("the king of construction").
- During this time, Desjardins was involved in the scandal that led to the Cliche commission of 1974–75 headed by Judge Robert Cliche to examine corruption in Quebec construction unions.
- Afterwards, Desjardins enjoyed much success as one of the leading loan sharks in Montreal until his murder.
- Despite sharing the same surname, Desjardins is not related to Raynald Desjardins, a notorious mobster related to the Rizzuto crime family.
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