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The agony of defeat: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, his wife Corinne at his side, delivers a tearful speech to a crowd of 6,000 suppoters at Montreal's Paul Sauve arena
The agony of defeat: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, his wife Corinne at his side, delivers a tearful speech to a crowd of 6,000 suppoters at Montreal's Paul Sauve arena

The agony of defeat: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, his wife Corinne at his side, delivers a tearful speech to a crowd of 6,000 suppoters at Montreal's Paul Sauve arena

Date5/20/1980
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0062820F
    Agony and ecstasy: Toronto's Roddy MacDonald (left) is battered and on his way to defeat in defence of his light-heavyweight championship at Varsity Arena last night
    Agony and ecstasy: Toronto's Roddy MacDonald (left) is battered and on his way to defeat in defence of his light-heavyweight championship at Varsity Arena last night
    Griffin, Doug
    8/19/1986
    Corinne Levesque: The premier's second wife was once his appointments secretary.
    Corinne Levesque: The premier's second wife was once his appointments secretary.
    Lévesque, René, 1922-1987
    5/12/1980
    Spoken to nuns, Pope John Paul II delivers a speech in the Mother House of the COngregation of Notre Dame in Montreal, and then mingled with a group of nuns, some of them in wheelchairs
    Spoken to nuns, Pope John Paul II delivers a speech in the Mother House of the COngregation of Notre Dame in Montreal, and then mingled with a group of nuns, some of them in wheelchairs
    John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005
    9/11/1984
    His last respects: A mourner draped in the Quebec fleur de lis flag was among the thousands of Montreal-area people who lined up yesterday to say farewell to former premier Rene Levesque
    His last respects: A mourner draped in the Quebec fleur de lis flag was among the thousands of Montreal-area people who lined up yesterday to say farewell to former premier Rene Levesque
    Lévesque, René, 1922-1987
    11/3/1987
    Pointing to map on 12-year-old Matt Rundle's T-shirt, Quebec Premier Rene Levesque tells Scarborough students in his Montreal office that relations between Alaska and rest of U
    Pointing to map on 12-year-old Matt Rundle's T-shirt, Quebec Premier Rene Levesque tells Scarborough students in his Montreal office that relations between Alaska and rest of U
    Brennan, Pat
    3/13/1978
    Cockroaches Crawl around the flat Rene Legault, his wife and their four children occupy in a dilapidated house in Montreal's inner city, but it costs (...)
    Cockroaches Crawl around the flat Rene Legault, his wife and their four children occupy in a dilapidated house in Montreal's inner city, but it costs (...)
    Bezant, Graham
    10/22/1970
    Giving the message, Pope John Paul delivers his message in the splendor of St
    Giving the message, Pope John Paul delivers his message in the splendor of St
    John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005
    9/14/1984
    Collared: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque reacted quickly when he felt a hand on his collar during a reception during the premiers' conference in Toronto last night
    Collared: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque reacted quickly when he felt a hand on his collar during a reception during the premiers' conference in Toronto last night
    Lennon, Frank
    8/8/1983
    Collared: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque reacted quickly when he felt a hand on his collar during a reception during the premiers' conference in Toronto last night
    Collared: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque reacted quickly when he felt a hand on his collar during a reception during the premiers' conference in Toronto last night
    Lennon, Frank
    8/8/1983
    Quebec premier Rene Levesque and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau each in his manner, are the incarnation of Quebec
    Quebec premier Rene Levesque and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau each in his manner, are the incarnation of Quebec
    Bezant, Graham
    10/15/1977
    Funeral cortege: Crowds line the old city as Quebec police lead the hearse carrying former premier Rene Levesque from Quebec's National Assembly to a funeral service in Quebec city's Basilica
    Funeral cortege: Crowds line the old city as Quebec police lead the hearse carrying former premier Rene Levesque from Quebec's National Assembly to a funeral service in Quebec city's Basilica
    Lévesque, René, 1922-1987
    11/6/1987
    Quebec Premier Rene Levesque was by turns sincere, charming, sarcastic, intense and - always - his caricatured self during an address to the Empire and Canadian clubs
    Quebec Premier Rene Levesque was by turns sincere, charming, sarcastic, intense and - always - his caricatured self during an address to the Empire and Canadian clubs
    Bull, Ron
    1/24/1980