Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi buʁasa]; September 1, 1868 – August 31, 1952) was a French Canadian political leader and publisher.
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Henri Bourassa was a politician and journalist, spokesman for Canadian nationalism, and founder of the Montreal newspaper Le Devoir (1910).
Dec 3, 2020 · Henri Bourassa was an important Canadian nationalist leader who supported Canada's increased independence from the British Empire.
Henri Bourassa
Former Member of the House of Commons of Canada
Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. In 1899, Bourassa was outspoken against the British government's request for Canada to send a militia to fight for Britain in the Second Boer War. Wikipedia
Born: September 1, 1868, Montreal, Canada
Died: August 31, 1952 (age 83 years), Outremont, Montreal, Canada
Children: Anne Bourassa
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Grandparents: Louis-Joseph Papineau and Julie Papineau
Education: College of the Holy Cross and Polytechnique Montréal
Nationality: Canadian
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Henri-Bourassa station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
A noted orator and passionately committed writer, Henri Bourassa for many years represented Labelle in the House of Commons (1896-1907, 1925-1935)
Henri Bourassa was a leading French-Canadian nationalist. A successful politician and journalist, he opposed Canada's close imperial connections.
Nov 27, 2024 · Boulevard Henri-Bourassa is being rebuilt. This project, which covers 1.5 km, aims to make the boulevard greener and more pedestrian and cyclist friendly.
Bourassa began his studies in Montreal in 1876-77 at the Institution des Sourdes-Muettes, after which he took private lessons from Jane Ducondu for two years.
Né dans la paroisse Notre-Dame de Montréal, le 1er septembre 1868, fils de Napoléon Bourassa, auteur et peintre, et de Marie-Julie-Azélie Papineau. Étudia à l ...
A Canadian politician and journalist, Henri Bourassa was an ardent nationalist who hoped to see Canada become an independent nation under the British Crown.