René Lévesque
August 24, 1922 (102 years old) in 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.
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Credits
- 2020 · The Rose Family as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Devil's Share as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Nation - un huis clos avec Lucien Bouchard as René Lévesque
- 2005 · Thieves of Innocence as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1986 · The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle as
- 1982 · Comfort and Indifference as Self
- 1980 · Harmonium in California as Self
- 1978 · The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power as
- 1978 · The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors as
- 1977 · 15 Nov as
- 1943 · À la croisée des chemins as Narrateur