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René Lévesque

1922 - 1987

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René Lévesque ([ʁəne leˈvɛːk] ; August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) 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 referendum, a mandate to negotiate the political independence of Quebec. Starting his career as a reporter, and radio and television host, he later became known for his eminent role in Quebec's nationalization of hydro-electric companies and as an ardent defender of Quebec sovereignty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René Lévesque has received more than 683,043 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). René Lévesque is the 11,360th most popular politician (down from 10,502nd in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Canada (down from 188th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, René Lévesque ranks 11,360 out of 19,576. Before him are Torcuato Fernández-Miranda, Vazgen Manukyan, Alvise II Mocenigo, Hōjō Yasutoki, Pasteur Bizimungu, and Carlo Contarini. After him are Gabriel Boric, John of Nikiû, Cecrops II, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Nabil Elaraby, and Frank Carlucci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, René Lévesque ranks 211. Before him are Gene Amdahl, Roy Salvadori, Jack Klugman, Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, and Emile Habibi. After him are Jock Stein, Bigode, Georges Cottier, Angel Wagenstein, Burt Kennedy, and Vladimir Etush. Among people deceased in 1987, René Lévesque ranks 116. Before him are Adile Naşit, Norman McLaren, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Arkady Raikin, Georges Franju, and Bronisława Wajs. After him are Dmitry Lelyushenko, Patrick Troughton, Bernhard Grzimek, Ivo Lapenna, Vladimir Basov, and Petro Grigorenko.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, René Lévesque ranks 196 out of 1,622. Before him are Roger Spottiswoode (1945), Garou (1972), Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923), Norman L. Bowen (1887), Louis Jolliet (1645), and Oliver Platt (1960). After him are Cindy Breakspeare (1954), Harold Innis (1894), Tommy Chong (1938), Peter North (1957), Jean Béliveau (1931), and Maud Menten (1879).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, René Lévesque ranks 14. Before him are Mary Simon (1947), William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874), Louis Riel (1844), Wilfrid Laurier (1841), Brian Mulroney (1939), and Stephen Harper (1959). After him are Jean Béliveau (1931), John T. Dunlap (1957), Kim Campbell (1947), Louis St. Laurent (1882), David Johnston (1941), and Joe Clark (1939).

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