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Person file · CTF-P-L000215
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1967—1967
CTF-E-000215 · October 14, 1967
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Open the case file and sources →Other documented outcome · November 19, 1967
René Lévesque founded the Mouvement Souveraineté-Association 36 days after leaving the Quebec Liberal Party. This organizational step is not classified as a personal benefit.
Party leadership · October 14, 1968
René Lévesque became president of the Parti Québécois 366 days after the 1967 departure. The record does not establish the departure as the cause of this later leadership role.
Defeated at election · 1970
René Lévesque was defeated as a Parti Québécois candidate in the 1970 election.
Defeated at election · 1973
René Lévesque was defeated as a Parti Québécois candidate in the 1973 election.
Elected · November 15, 1976
After defeats in 1970 and 1973, René Lévesque won Taillon as a Parti Québécois candidate on November 15, 1976. This is voter authorization, not a conferred benefit.
First-minister office · November 25, 1976
René Lévesque became Premier of Quebec on November 25, 1976, ten days after winning election and after two intervening election defeats. This election-authorized later office is not treated as a benefit conferred for the 1967 departure.
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