In 1970, a national liberation movement sprung up in Quebec, calling for an independent province. In October 1970, a Quebec minister and a British diplomat were abducted.
In 1960 Quebec wanted to decolonize. Socialist groups started to pop up in Quebec. There were many groups that really wanted to achieve independence for the province without using terrorism or socialism. This lead to the creation of the Parti Quebecois. A national liberation movement was formed in 1963. It was called Le Front de Liberation du Quebec, also known as FLQ. Their goal was to achieve Quebec independence by resorting to terrorism. They tried bombing in 1968-1969, but that didn’t work. Next. They resorted to the abduction of British diplomat, James Richard Cross
In 1960 Quebec wanted to decolonize. Socialist groups started to pop up in Quebec. There were many groups that really wanted to achieve independence for the province without using terrorism or socialism. This lead to the creation of the Parti Quebecois. A national liberation movement was formed in 1963. It was called Le Front de Liberation du Quebec, also known as FLQ. Their goal was to achieve Quebec independence by resorting to terrorism. They tried bombing in 1968-1969, but that didn’t work. Next. They resorted to the abduction of British diplomat, James Richard Cross