Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine (November 14, 1922 – June 21, 2010) was a Canadian politician and a member of the

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. He was born in

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and became an

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. Lafontaine ran as a Union Nationale candidate in a

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held on September 16, 1959 in the provincial district of Labelle and won. He was re-elected in the

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

and

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elections. He served as his party's campaign manager from 1963 to 1970. He was appointed to the

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in 1966 and served as minister of public works until 1967 and as minister of highways until 1970. Lafontaine was defeated against

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candidate

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in the 1973 election. He died in Sainte-Véronique, Quebec.

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1922 births 2010 deaths Politicians from Montreal Union Nationale (Quebec) MNAs {{Union-Nationale-Quebec-MNA-stub