Maurice Duplessis

Maurice Duplessis

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Place of Birth: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

Biography: Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis was a lawyer and a Union Nationale politician in Québec. First elected 1927, and serving for over 32 years, he was elected Premier ministre du Québec for two separate terms totaling just over 18 years. This makes him the longest serving Premier and one of the most consequential leaders in the history of Québec.

Movies

Royal Journey
Royal Journey

A documentary account of the five-week visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Cana...

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Quebec: Duplessis and After...
Quebec: Duplessis and After...

This film establishes a parallel between the 1970 electoral campaign in Québec and the 1936 campaign...

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L'histoire des trois
L'histoire des trois

This feature-length documentary takes us back to the Montreal-Quebec trip undertaken in 1958 by the ...

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