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Jacques Parizeau

Premier of Quebec · 1930-2015

The economist of the Quiet Revolution who came within 54,288 votes of breaking up the country.

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Life story

1. August 9, 1930 · Montreal
   Born in Montreal
2. 1961 · Quebec City
   Advised the Lesage government on nationalizing hydro and building state institutions
3. 1976 · Quebec City
   Became finance minister in the first Lévesque government
4. September 26, 1994 · Quebec City
   Became premier on a promise to hold a referendum within a year
5. October 30, 1995 · Montreal
   Lost by one percentage point and blamed money and the ethnic vote
6. June 1, 2015 · Montreal
   Died in Montreal

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• 1995 — The second Quebec referendum

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Jacques Parizeau
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia