Rene Levesque Biography

Rene Levesque biography

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NAME: Rene Levesque
OCCUPATION: Political Leader
BIRTH DATE: August 24, 1922
DEATH DATE: November 01, 1987
EDUCATION: Université Laval
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cambellton, New Brunswick, Canada
PLACE OF DEATH: Nuns' Island, Quebec, Canada

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Canadian reporter René Lévesque is best known for being the first Quebec politician since Confederation to attempt to negotiate political separation for Quebec.

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Profile

Canadian reporter René Lévesque served as a war correspondent in Korea in the late 50's before being elected to the Quebec national Assembly in 1960. He founded the the left-wing Parti Québécois party whose primary aim was the political independence of Quebec. The plan was rejected in a popular vote in 1980 but Lévesque still maintained his personal popularity.