Jean Lesage
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Jean Lesage was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from July 5, 1960, to June 16, 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and others, he is often vi
Lesage in 1960
Lesage as a young lawyer
Jean Lesage (left) with Mayor of Montreal Jean Drapeau (right) in June 1964
René Lévesque
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René Lévesque was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to seek, through a re
Jean Lesage
…was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from July 5, 1960, to June 16, 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and others, he is often viewed as the father of the Quiet Revolution. He is the namesake of the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, the main…
Lévesque in 1961
During World War II with the U.S. Office of War Information
Lévesque interviews Lester Pearson, External Affairs Minister, in Moscow in 1955
Lévesque sculpture in front of the Quebec Parliament Building