Esmond Unwin Butler
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Esmond Unwin Butler, OC
OC
-Language and country:* Root of the name for the Occitan language or for its territory, Occitania.-People:* O.C. , an American rapper* the Officer Commanding a military unit* Officer Candidate in the United States Navy's STA-21 program...

, CVO
Royal Victorian Order
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 (July 13, 1922 – December 18, 1989) was a Canadian diplomat
Diplomat
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. He was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

.

Born in Wawanesa, Manitoba
Wawanesa, Manitoba
Wawanesa is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is the birthplace of the The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. The village is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Oakland....

, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...

 in recognition for being "one of the key developers of the Canadian Honours System
Canadian honours system
The orders, decorations, and medals of Canada comprise a complex system by which Canadians are honoured by the country's sovereign for actions or deeds that benefit their community or the country at large...

" in 1986.

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