René Lévesque
Born: 1922-08-24
• Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada
René Lévesque (1922–1987) was a Québécois politician and journalist who served as the 23rd Premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. Starting his career as a reporter, and radio and television host, he later became known for his eminent role in Quebec's nationalization of its electric power industry, and as an ardent defender of Quebec sovereignty. He was the founder of the Parti Québécois political party—and before that, a liberal minister of the government of Quebec from 1960 to 1966 and the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate the political independence of Quebec.
Filmography
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Who remembers René Lévesque?
Les Rose
The Devil's Share
Nation - un huis clos avec Lucien Bouchard
Thieves of Innocence
Referendum: Take 2
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
Le choix d'un peuple
Comfort and Indifference
Harmonium in California
Le Québec est au monde
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
15 Nov
Action : The October Crisis of 1970
Quebec: Duplessis and After...
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