The Front de libération du Québec[a] (FLQ) was a militant Quebec separatist group which aimed to establish an independent and socialist Quebec through violent means. [3][4] It was a terrorist group, and was labeled as such by the Canadian government. [5][6] Founded sometime in the early 1960s, the FLQ conducted a number of attacks between ...

The October Crisis (French: Crise d'Octobre) was a chain of political events in Canada that started in October 1970 when members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnapped the provincial Labour Minister Pierre Laporte and British diplomat James Cross from his …

Raymond Villeneuve (born September 11, 1943) is a founding member of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), a Quebec separatist movement responsible for various acts of violence in Canada.

Aug 11, 2013 · The Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) was a militant Quebec independence movement that used terrorism to try and achieve an independent and socialist Quebec. FLQ members — or felquistes — were responsible for more than 200 bombings and dozens of robberies between 1963 and 1970 that left six people dead.

Le Front de libération du Québec (1963-1972), mieux connu sous le nom de FLQ, est le nom collectif utilisé par plusieurs réseaux clandestins et cellules autonomes qui prônaient l' action directe, souvent violente, pour réaliser ou promouvoir l'indépendance du Québec.

A second, lesser-known FLQ network, led by Pierre-Paul Geoffroy, carried out extensive and intense attacks, and the leader ultimately found himself sentenced to 124 life terms. 1970 was the last year in which the FLQ exercised any influence, and it …

May 15, 2024 · Cet article se veut le premier d’une série portant sur l’expérience du Front de libération du Québec (FLQ, 1963-1972). Notre enquête vise à éclairer les sources, discours et pratiques de ce mouvement multiforme qui a marqué durablement l’imaginaire québécois.

Aug 11, 2013 · Le Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) était un mouvement militant pour l’indépendance du Québec qui a utilisé le terrorisme pour tenter d’obtenir un Québec indépendant et socialiste.

Dec 24, 1998 · Pierre Vallieres, the eloquent and militant Quebec activist who gave up on separatism, died Tuesday night at the age of 60. Best known for his inflammatory memoir Negres blancs d'amerique...

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, opposed to yielding to terrorist demands, maintained a firm stance against the FLQ, which had conducted numerous violent acts in pursuit of an independent Quebec.