René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence.

René Lévesque was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to seek, through a referendum, a mandate to negotiate the political independence of Quebec. Starting his career as a…