Pierre Bourgault
Pierre Bourgault | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale | |
| In office 1964–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Pouliot |
| Succeeded by | party dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1934 East Angus, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | June 16, 2003 (aged 69) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery |
| Political party | Parti Québécois (1968-1981) Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale (1960-1968) |
| Awards | Prix Condorcet (2001) Prix Jules-Fournier (2000) Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme (1997) Prix Air Canada (1983) |
Pierre Bourgault (January 23, 1934 – June 16, 2003) was a politician and essayist, as well as an actor and journalist, from Quebec, Canada. He is most famous as a public speaker who advocated sovereignty for Quebec from Canada.