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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

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

Date11/5/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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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
11/6/1987
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
We will always be neighbors, Quebec Premier Rene Levesque tells reporters yesterday after day-long meeting with Premier William Davis (rear)
We will always be neighbors, Quebec Premier Rene Levesque tells reporters yesterday after day-long meeting with Premier William Davis (rear)
5/23/1978
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
Premier david Barrett of British Columbia goes to Montreal tomorrow to try to convert Parti Quebecois Leader Rene Levesque to the New Democratic Party and away from separatism for Quebec
Premier david Barrett of British Columbia goes to Montreal tomorrow to try to convert Parti Quebecois Leader Rene Levesque to the New Democratic Party and away from separatism for Quebec
11/15/1973
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
Quebec premier Rene Levesque, above, should not have been excused from taking breathalizer test after accident, reader says below
Quebec premier Rene Levesque, above, should not have been excused from taking breathalizer test after accident, reader says below
11/12/1976
Pointing to map on 12-year-old Matt Rundle's T-shirt, Quebec Premier Rene Levesque tells Scarborough students in his Montreal office that relations between Alaska and rest of U
Pointing to map on 12-year-old Matt Rundle's T-shirt, Quebec Premier Rene Levesque tells Scarborough students in his Montreal office that relations between Alaska and rest of U
3/13/1978
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
Rene Levesque: Former Quebec premier's memoirs called Pandora's box
Rene Levesque: Former Quebec premier's memoirs called Pandora's box
1/22/1985
Long wait: Mourners line up yesterday at Maple Leaf Gardens to pay their last respects to sports tycoon Harold Ballard, whose body lay in state in the director's lounge
Long wait: Mourners line up yesterday at Maple Leaf Gardens to pay their last respects to sports tycoon Harold Ballard, whose body lay in state in the director's lounge
4/16/1990
Listening to Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, centre are, from left, Alfred Hayes, chairman, Morgan Stanley International, David Rockefeller, chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank, Hugh Carey, New York governor, James Davant, chairman of the Economic Club and of Paune, Wenner, Jackson and Curtis, and Clifton Garvin Jr
Listening to Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, centre are, from left, Alfred Hayes, chairman, Morgan Stanley International, David Rockefeller, chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank, Hugh Carey, New York governor, James Davant, chairman of the Economic Club and of Paune, Wenner, Jackson and Curtis, and Clifton Garvin Jr
1/25/1977