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Yvon Dupuis (born in 1926) was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in 1952 in Montréal-Sainte-Marie as a member of the Liberal Party of Quebec. He was defeated in 1956. He ran unsuccessfully as an independent Liberal in Saint-Jean-Iberville-Napierville in the 1957 federal election, but was successful as the Liberal candidate in the same riding in the 1958 federal election. He was re-elected in 1962 and 1963, and resigned in 1965. He was defeated as an independent Liberal in 1965.On February 4, 1973, he was elected leader of the Ralliement créditiste du Québec, but failed to win election in Saint-Jean in the 1973 provincial election. He resigned as leader of the Ralliement créditiste, and founded the Parti présidentiel on May 5, 1974.
He resigned as leader on October 21, 1974, and announced the end of his political career. He was replaced as leader by Yvon Brochu , who merged the party with the Union NationaleThe Union Nationale was a political party in Quebec, Canada that identified with conservative French-Canadian nationalism. It notably held power in Quebec uninterrupted from 1944 to 1960, under Maurice Duplessis. The party was created when a group of nati on May 31May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years). There are 214 days remaining. Events 1578 Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England, destined to mine fool's gold at Frobisher Bay, which is used to pave streets in Lo, 1975Events January January 1 Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 January 5 The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, i.
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Dupuis, Yvon
Dupuis, Yvon
Dupuis, Yvon
