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Funeral cortege: Crowds line the old city as Quebec police lead the hearse carrying former premier Rene Levesque from Quebec's National Assembly to a funeral service in Quebec city's Basilica
Funeral cortege: Crowds line the old city as Quebec police lead the hearse carrying former premier Rene Levesque from Quebec's National Assembly to a funeral service in Quebec city's Basilica

Funeral cortege: Crowds line the old city as Quebec police lead the hearse carrying former premier Rene Levesque from Quebec's National Assembly to a funeral service in Quebec city's Basilica

Date11/6/1987
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Final goodbye: Long lines formed yesterday outside the Quebec National Assembly where the body of former premier Rene Levesque lay in state after being flown to Quebec city from Montreal
Final goodbye: Long lines formed yesterday outside the Quebec National Assembly where the body of former premier Rene Levesque lay in state after being flown to Quebec city from Montreal
11/5/1987
March begins: Quebec police carry the coffin of Rene Levesque, draped in the fleur-de-lis, down the steps of Quebec's National Assembly
March begins: Quebec police carry the coffin of Rene Levesque, draped in the fleur-de-lis, down the steps of Quebec's National Assembly
11/5/1987
Back in the news: Former Quebec premier Rene Levesque, in Metro late last week for a conference on Quebec's economy, wants to work at what he calls temporary jobs
Back in the news: Former Quebec premier Rene Levesque, in Metro late last week for a conference on Quebec's economy, wants to work at what he calls temporary jobs
9/25/1987
Silent and Grieving, mourners watch Pierre Laporte's funeral cortege leave Notre Dame Church for Cote des Neiges Cemetery, Quebec Premier Robert Boura(...)
Silent and Grieving, mourners watch Pierre Laporte's funeral cortege leave Notre Dame Church for Cote des Neiges Cemetery, Quebec Premier Robert Boura(...)
10/20/1970
Opposites, Quebec's Rene Levesque (left) leads an anti-English orchestra though people are tolerant, whereas Manitoba's tolerant Howard pawley must cope with rednecks, columnist says
Opposites, Quebec's Rene Levesque (left) leads an anti-English orchestra though people are tolerant, whereas Manitoba's tolerant Howard pawley must cope with rednecks, columnist says
8/10/1983
Sad procession: Massacre victims' cortege of hearses and white limousines passes by flags flown at half-staff outside Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal yesterday
Sad procession: Massacre victims' cortege of hearses and white limousines passes by flags flown at half-staff outside Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal yesterday
12/11/1989
Days of terror: Canadian soldiers guard the funeral cortege of Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Laporte, murdered by FLQ terrorists
Days of terror: Canadian soldiers guard the funeral cortege of Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Laporte, murdered by FLQ terrorists
10/20/1970
Overtures by Quebec's Rene Levesque to break up country must be rejected with scorn, reader says in letter below.
Overtures by Quebec's Rene Levesque to break up country must be rejected with scorn, reader says in letter below.
11/14/1976
Rene Levesque: Quebec's man of action
Rene Levesque: Quebec's man of action
6/1/1963
In poor favor with Quebec's young and militant separatists is Rene Levesque (left), a separatist leader who was not at the St. Jean Baptiste Day riots(...)
In poor favor with Quebec's young and militant separatists is Rene Levesque (left), a separatist leader who was not at the St. Jean Baptiste Day riots(...)
6/11/1965
The agony of defeat: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, his wife Corinne at his side, delivers a tearful speech to a crowd of 6,000 suppoters at Montreal's Paul Sauve arena
The agony of defeat: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, his wife Corinne at his side, delivers a tearful speech to a crowd of 6,000 suppoters at Montreal's Paul Sauve arena
5/20/1980
His last respects: A mourner draped in the Quebec fleur de lis flag was among the thousands of Montreal-area people who lined up yesterday to say farewell to former premier Rene Levesque
His last respects: A mourner draped in the Quebec fleur de lis flag was among the thousands of Montreal-area people who lined up yesterday to say farewell to former premier Rene Levesque
11/3/1987