“Vive le Québec libre!”: commemorations of the visit of Charles de Gaulle

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Monday, 24 July, 2017 02:51

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On the occasion of the historic visit in Quebec, 50 years ago, French president Charles de Gaulle, during which he delivered the famous “Vive le Québec libre!”, the commemorations will take place throughout the day on Monday.

As of July 24, 1967, a procession will move from the anse au Foulon Quebec city to get to the city hall of Montréal, including the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Trois-Rivières and Louiseville. At each step of this reconstruction, of passages in his various speeches will be repeated.

Organized by the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste SOCIETY), a gathering in front of the city hall of Montreal, is scheduled at 19: 30. The event, under the theme “50th of the Vive le Québec libre: back to the future”, will bring together several personalities, including the actor Denis Trudel, in the role of the former French president.

Recall that general de Gaulle had come down three days earlier in Quebec before borrow up to Montreal the famous king’s Road. A first for a head of French state.

In front of 10,000 people at Trois-Rivières, he had referred to a French Canada “master of himself”. It is also said that this is a mid-term that he would have started to think about his “Vive le Québec libre”.

Visits and exhibitions

In addition to the gathering, the exhibition “De Gaulle to Quebec in 1967” will be available free of charge at the headquarters of the SOCIETY, until 20 November.

Also, the City of Montreal will open to the public the access to the famous balcony for guided tours between 11am and 16: 30, Monday.

An exhibition tracing the historic moments of this tour will also be presented at the town hall from 8 h 30 to 17 h, until the 28th of July. Visitors will find there the archive documents, like photos and videos.