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date: 20 January 2025

Rudd, Kevin (b. Nambour, Queensland, 21 Sept. 1957) Prime Minister of Australia 2007–10, 2013 

Source:
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Author(s):

Christopher Riches,

Jan Palmowski

Rudd was eleven when his father, a share farmer, died, leaving Rudd, his three siblings and his mother facing poverty, as they were forced to leave their farm. He attended Nambour State High School, winning the dux medal for academic achievement in ... ...

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