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Grande Noirceur
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French
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Etymology
Great Darkness, popularized by critics of the Union Nationale (Quebec) Union Nationale during the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s as a pejorative description of Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis's second government.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-Grande Noirceur.wav <<Canada>> (<<Shawinigan>>)
Proper noun
f la Grande Noirceur
fr historical Grande Noirceur a period in the history of Quebec during the second Union Nationale (Quebec) Union Nationale government of Premier Maurice Duplessis between 1944 and 1959, marked by economic liberalism, union busting, and Roman Catholic Church control of provincial education, healthcare and social services
See also
fr Révolution tranquille
fr Canadian politics Quebec, Canada History of Canada