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'''Conrad Moffat Black ''' (born 25 August, 1944 in Montreal, Canada) is a former newspaper magnate that runs over 400 newspaper titles in North America through his Ravelston Corporation and Hollinger Inc., most of which were sold to [[Israel Asper]]'s CanWest Global Communications Corp. in the late 1990s, include conservative-leaning newspapers such as the [[National Post]], Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, and Vancouver Sun. Conrad Black holds a bachelor of arts in history from Carleton University, a law degree from Laval University, and a master's degree in history from McGill University.
'''Conrad Moffat Black ''' (born 25 August, 1944 in Montreal, Canada) is a former newspaper magnate that runs over 400 newspaper titles in North America through his Ravelston Corporation and Hollinger Inc., most of which were sold to [[Israel Asper]]'s CanWest Global Communications Corp. in the late 1990s, include conservative-leaning newspapers such as the [[National Post]], Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, and Vancouver Sun. Conrad Black holds a bachelor of arts in history from Carleton University, a law degree from Laval University, and a master's degree in history from McGill University.
In 2000, Conrad Black threw a surprise 60th birthday party for his wife, Barbara Amiel, at a cost of $US62,869.57. Attendances include [[Michael Bloomberg]], Henry Kravis, [[Donald Trump]], Donald Laude, Mort Zuckerman, A. Alfred Taubman, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, [[Henry Kissinger]] (whom once served as director of Hollinger Inc.), [[Barbara Walter]], William McDonough, Robert Silvers, [Midge Rosenthal]], Jeffrey Epstein, and [[Richard Perle]].
Black renounced his Canadian citizenship in 2001 in order to become a life peer in the British House of Lords. Conrad Black is currently on trial in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] facing charges of fraud, tax evasion, racketeering, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
Black renounced his Canadian citizenship in 2001 in order to become a life peer in the British House of Lords. Conrad Black is currently on trial in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] facing charges of fraud, tax evasion, racketeering, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
[[Henry Kissinger]], was a Hollinger Inc. director.
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==References==
==References==
[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/black_conrad/timeline.html Conrad Black: Timeline], CBC.
[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/black_conrad/timeline.html Conrad Black: Timeline], CBC.
[http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/surprise-party-cost-no-mere-truffle/2007/05/11/1178390553304.html Surprise party cost no mere truffle], Andrew Clark, ''Sydney Morning Herald''.
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