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Mouvement Souveraineté-Association

political organization, Canada
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The Mouvement Souveraineté-Association was a political organization in Quebec, Canada, founded in 1967 by René Lévesque. This movement was instrumental in the formation of the Parti Québécois, which advocated for Quebec's sovereignty. The core idea was "sovereignty-association," envisioning an independent Quebec with its own laws and foreign relations, but maintaining an economic union with the rest of Canada, including a common currency.1

This proposal was put to a referendum in Quebec on May 20, 1980, and was rejected by 59.6% of the voters. Despite this setback, LĂ©vesque remained popular. Later, in 1995, another referendum on sovereignty was held, which narrowly failed by about 1%.2

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  1. Quebec referendum of 1995
  2. René Lévesque

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