During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ('Long live free Quebec!'). The statement, interpreted as support for Quebec independence, delighted many Quebecers but angered the Canadian government and many English Canadians.

English Canada
Canada
French-speaking Quebecer
Quebec sovereignty movement
Vive le Québec libre
Montreal
Charles de Gaulle
President