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Robert Bourassa GOQ (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ buʁasa]; July 14, 1933 – October 2, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994.
Robert Bourassa [1], né le 14 juillet 1933 à Montréal et mort dans la même ville le 2 octobre 1996, est un avocat, fiscaliste, économiste et homme politique québécois. À deux reprises, il devient chef du Parti libéral du Québec [ 2 ] . À chacune, il devient premier ministre du Québec : du 12 mai 1970 au 25 novembre 1976 ...
Feb 18, 2008 · Robert Bourassa, premier of Québec (1970–1976 and 1985–1994), politician, lawyer, economist (born 14 July 1933 in Montréal, QC; died 2 October 1996 in Montréal). The youngest premier in Québec's history, Bourassa was condemned by federalists for losing the reins of government to the separatist Parti Québécois.
Oct 3, 1996 · Robert Bourassa, the former Quebec premier whose wily political maneuvers kept the province’s separatists at bay and out of power for most of the last 26 years, died Wednesday of skin cancer in...
Oct 3, 1996 · Robert Bourassa, the former Premier of Quebec who led Canada's most turbulent province through some of its deepest crises and greatest triumphs and who introduced sweeping...
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May 18, 2018 · Robert Bourassa (1933-1996) was Premier of the province of Quebec for two terms, 1970-1976 and 1985-1993. Bourassa's support for both nationalism and federalism made him an ambiguous leader. He coined the phrase distinct society to specifically identify Quebec's French bourgeois citizenry.
Jun 1, 2012 · Robert Bourassa, a youthful MNA elected in 1966 with strong economic credentials, gradually emerged as the rightful heir to Jean Lesage. With the popular Lévesque and his PQ gaining strength, it seemed Quebec was also looking to a new generation of leadership within the established Quebec Liberal Party.
Mar 17, 2003 · The former Quebec premier, a key figure in some of the most tumultuous events in recent Canadian history, was 63 years old when he died, succumbing finally to the malignant melanoma he had twice fought into submission since it was first diagnosed in 1990. "He was not in deep suffering," said Ayoub.
Robert Bourassa was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Liberal Party of Quebec, he served a total of just under 15 years as premier.
Jun 30, 2023 · My name is Robert Bourassa. I was head of the Liberal Party and Premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976. This period, following the Quiet Revolution, was full of dramatic and spectacular events such as the October Crisis in October 1970, the common front strike in 1972 and the Olympic games in 1976.
