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Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian journalist and businessman, co-founded Desjardins Group (died 1920)

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Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator)

Canadian businessman

Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins, born in Levis, Canada East was the co-founder of the Caisses Populaires Desjardins, a forerunner of North American credit unions and community banks. For his contribution to the advancement of agriculture in the province of Quebec, he was…
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Desjardins Group

Canadian association of credit unions

The Desjardins Group is a Canadian financial service cooperative and the largest federation of credit unions in North America. It was founded in 1900 in Lévis, Quebec by Alphonse Desjardins. While its legal headquarters remains in Lévis, most of the executive management,…
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