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French explorer Jacque Cartier planted a flag at Gaspé in 1534 A.D. to claim the area for the French.
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French explorer Samuel de Champlain founds Québec In 1608.
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Quebecer Brian Mulroney becomes prime minister In 1684.
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Quebecer John Abbott becomes Canada’s first prime minister native-born in 1891.
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Quebecer Wilfrid Laurier becomes prime minister in 1896
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Marie Gérin-Lajoie becomes the first Québec woman to earn a bachelor’s degree.
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Quebecer Louis Saint-Laurent becomes prime minister in 1948.
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Quebecer Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister In 1968.
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Quebecer Jean Chrétien becomes prime minister in 1993.
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Pauline Marois becomes the first female premier of Québec.