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 …

Aug 13, 2013 · The October Crisis refers to a chain of events that took place in Quebec in the fall of 1970. The crisis was the culmination of a long series of terrorist attacks perpetrated by the …

The October Crisis refers to a chain of events that took place in Quebec in the fall of 1970. The crisis was the culmination of a long series of terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Front de …

In the fall of 1970, Canada was plunged into its worst crisis since the Second World War when a radical Quebec group raised the stakes on separatism. In October 1970, the Quebec …

Introduction In October of 1970, Canada stood still as terror and civil unrest directly challenged the unity of the country. Le Front du Liberation du Québec (FLQ), a Marxist terrorist group had …

The October Crisis began with the kidnappings of James Cross and Pierre Laporte by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) in October 1970. It has since been the subject of intense …

Oct 8, 2024 · In October 1970, the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) sparked a nationwide crisis by kidnapping British diplomat James Cross and Quebec Deputy Premier Pierre Laporte, …

In October 1970, the FLQ carried out two political kidnappings — something never before seen in North America. As a result, the federal government invoked the War Measures Act for the third …

The most prominent among them, the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ), engaged in a series of public actions including violent attacks over many years, culminating in violence in October …

Oct 5, 2010 · A chronology of The October Crisis, from the kidnapping of James Cross on Oct. 5, 1970 to the arrests of FLQ members that Dec.