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The Quiet Revolution (French: Révolution tranquille) was a period of socio-political and socio-cultural transformation in French Canada, particularly in Quebec, following the 1960 Quebec general election.
1960 - The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup for the fifth consecutive season. As of 2024, they are the only National Hockey League franchise to do so.; 1960 – Quebec general election: The election of a new Liberal Party government led by Premier Jean Lesage marks the beginning of a period of sustained change known as the Quiet Revolution.
The Quiet Revolution (or Révolution tranquille) began in Quebec when Jean Lesage became premier in 1960. It was, essentially, a peaceful nationalist movement to transform Quebec into a modern secular state.
The Asbestos strike of 1949, based in and around the town of Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, was a four-month labour dispute by asbestos miners. It has traditionally been portrayed as a turning point in Quebec history that helped lead to the Quiet Revolution. [1] It also helped launch the careers of Jean Marchand, Gérard Pelletier, and Pierre Trudeau.
Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and others, he is often viewed as the father of the Quiet Revolution. [1] He is the namesake of the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport , the main sections of Quebec's longest Autoroute highway Autoroute 20 , and the provincial electoral district within Quebec City named Jean-Lesage .
Since the Quiet Revolution, the many available options have garnered support from Quebecers. The sovereignty movement has spawned a variety of political parties, such as the Parti Québécois , a social democratic political party at the provincial level in Quebec that has governed the province for various periods since 1976, and the Bloc ...
The Revolution Script, a fictionalised account by Northern Irish-Canadian novelist Brian Moore of key events in Quebec's October Crisis, was published in Canada and the United States at the end of 1971. Canadian playwright George Ryga's Captives of the Faceless Drummer was inspired by the October Crisis.
The Union nationale (French pronunciation: [ynjɔ̃ nɑsjɔnal]) was a conservative [2] [3] [4] and nationalist [2] [5] [6] provincial political party in Quebec, Canada, that identified with Québécois autonomism.