Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1922-08-24
Day of Death
1987-11-01
Place of Birth
Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada
René Lévesque
Biography
RenĂ© LĂ©vesque (1922â1987) was a QuĂ©bĂ©cois 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 QuĂ©bĂ©cois political partyâand before that, a liberal minister of the government of Quebec from 1960 to 1966 and the first QuĂ©bĂ©cois political leader since Confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate the political independence of Quebec.
Filmography (19)
1995 - Hopes and Betrayals
2026
Qui se souvient de René Lévesque?
2022
Who remembers René Lévesque?
2022
Les Rose
2020
The Devil's Share
2018
Nation - un huis clos avec Lucien Bouchard
2014
Thieves of Innocence
2005
Referendum: Take 2
1996
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
1986
Le choix d'un peuple
1985
Comfort and Indifference
1982
Harmonium in California
1980
Le Québec est au monde
1979
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
1978
