Event Title
The FLQ Manifesto
Location
CSU 284
Start Date
24-4-2006 3:15 PM
End Date
24-4-2006 5:00 PM
Student's Major
History
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Larry L. Witherell
Mentor's Department
History
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
In 1963 the Quebec Liberation Front (FLQ) was formed as a violent revolutionary movement made up of volunteers to fight for the liberation of Quebec. In 1970 the FLQ kidnapped British diplomat James Cross and Quebec politician Pierre Laporte in order to gain the release of all FLQ political prisoners in Quebec, and to push for Quebec's independence. The FLQ did not obtain the release of any political prisoners, but their manifesto of grievances against the Canadian government was read on national television. This paper established that the manifesto advanced popular support for sovereignty for Quebec among French Canadians, and eventually lead to the referendum for independence in 1980. This paper used Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec and New York newspapers, political memoirs and autobiographies, parliamentary debates, biographies, and other secondary sources.
The FLQ Manifesto
CSU 284
In 1963 the Quebec Liberation Front (FLQ) was formed as a violent revolutionary movement made up of volunteers to fight for the liberation of Quebec. In 1970 the FLQ kidnapped British diplomat James Cross and Quebec politician Pierre Laporte in order to gain the release of all FLQ political prisoners in Quebec, and to push for Quebec's independence. The FLQ did not obtain the release of any political prisoners, but their manifesto of grievances against the Canadian government was read on national television. This paper established that the manifesto advanced popular support for sovereignty for Quebec among French Canadians, and eventually lead to the referendum for independence in 1980. This paper used Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec and New York newspapers, political memoirs and autobiographies, parliamentary debates, biographies, and other secondary sources.
Recommended Citation
Wheatman, Stan. "The FLQ Manifesto." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 24, 2006.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2006/oral-session-I/7
