Timeline of Quebec History (1960 To 1981) - 1980s

1980s

• 1980 - Pierre Trudeau returns to power as Prime Minister of Canada in the 1980 Canadian election.
• 1980 - Premier Lévesque puts sovereignty-association before the Quebec voters in a referendum. 60% of the Quebec electorate votes against it. See the Referendum of 1980.
• 1981 - Quebec general election: Parti Québécois re-elected.
• 1981 - November 4-5: In the "Night of the Long Knives" (French: "La Nuit des Longs Couteaux"), Pierre Trudeau makes a constitutional deal with nine anglophone provinces without Quebec.