Leader of the Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale
In office 1964–1968
Preceded by
Guy Pouliot
Succeeded by
party dissolved
Personal details
Born
(1934-01-23)January 23, 1934 East Angus, Quebec, Canada
Died
June 16, 2003(2003-06-16) (aged 69) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Resting place
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Political party
Parti Québécois (1968-1981) Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale (1960-1968)
Awards
Prix Condorcet (2001) Prix Jules-Fournier (2000) Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme (1997) Prix Air Canada (1983)
Pierre Bourgault (January 23, 1934 – June 16, 2003) was a politician and essayist, as well as an actor and journalist, from Quebec, Canada. He is most famous as a public speaker who advocated sovereignty for Quebec from Canada.
PierreBourgault (January 23, 1934 – June 16, 2003) was a politician and essayist, as well as an actor and journalist, from Quebec, Canada. He is most...
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Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale (RIN) was founded, with PierreBourgault quickly becoming its leader. On August 9 of the same year, the Action...
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Honoré Mercier – Raymond Barbeau – Marcel Chaput – René Lévesque – PierreBourgault – Daniel Johnson, Sr – Lise Payette – Guy Bouthillier – Jean Dorion...
politician, publisher Robert Bourassa (1933–1996), Premier of Quebec PierreBourgault (1943–2003), politician, intellectual Romuald Bourque (1889–1974),...
rejoiced at being able to fill up a room under such circumstances. PierreBourgault also gave a speech that night. On May 23, 1961, he again spoke as part...
the 1976 Summer Olympics. PierreBourgault Thérèse Casgrain Michel Chartrand Jean Drapeau Paul Gérin-Lajoie Eric Kierans Pierre Laporte Jean Lesage René...
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Notable contributors have included the following. Stéphane Baillargeon PierreBourgault Sylvain Cormier Gil Courtemanche Michel David Fabien Deglise Henriette...
and the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale (RIN), led by PierreBourgault and Hubert Aquin, were founded in 1960 and quickly became political...
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found within the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale headed by PierreBourgault, a founding organization of the Parti Québécois. The Quebec Liberal...
for Regina—Lake Centre, Regina West, Regina—Lumsden, Saskatchewan). PierreBourgault, 69, Canadian politician, essayist, actor and journalist, lung cancer...
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merge to form the Parti Québécois (PQ). Later that month, RIN leader PierreBourgault dissolved his party and invited its members to join the PQ. During...
Lloyd Robertson, television news anchor and senior editor January 23 - PierreBourgault, politician and essayist (d. 2003) February 5 - Don Cherry, ice hockey...
politician (born 1917) June 15 – Hume Cronyn, actor (born 1911) June 16 – PierreBourgault, politician and essayist (born 1934) June 21 – Roger Neilson, ice hockey...
parade. As the parade began at 8:00 p.m., 1,000 demonstrators led by PierreBourgault approached the reviewing stand, Montreal police charged the crowd,...