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Johnson was born in was born in Danville, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Francis Johnson, an anglophone journalist of Irish heritage, and Marie-Adéline Daniel, a Québécoise. He was raised bilingually but educated entirely in French. Danville is the name of some places in the United States of America: Danville, California Danville, Georgia Danville, Idaho Danville, Illinois Danville, Indiana Danville, Iowa Danville, Kentucky Danville, North Carolina Danville, New Hampshire Danville, Ohio Danville, Pennsylvania Danville, Vermont Danville, Virginia Danville, West Virginia Other: Danville, Pretoria is a suburb... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 1,183,128 km² 176,928...

He was first elected leader of the conservative Union Nationale party in 1961. The party had governed Quebec with Maurice Duplessis as its leader from 1935 to 1939, then was interrupted by Adélard Godbout's Liberal government before taking power again from 1944 until its defeat in 1960 by Jean Lesage's Liberal Party. The UN's defeat is seen as the beginning of the Quiet Revolution, which sought to overturn the domination of the Quebec economy by English-speaking people, and the dominant role of the Catholic Church in Quebec Society. Union Nationale logo. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Duplessis and the Clergy. ... Joseph-Adélard Godbout (24 September 1892 – 18 September 1956) was an agronomist and politician in Quebec, Canada. ... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... The Honourable Jean Lesage, PC , CC , CD (June 10, 1912–December 12, 1980) was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. ... Jean Lesage, Daniel Johnson Sr. ...

In 1965, his book entitled, Égalité ou indépendance (Equality or independence), made him the first leader of a Quebec political party to recognise the possibility of independence for Quebec. His position on the issue was ambiguous: as he wrote in his book, his position was for "independence if necessary, but not necessarily independence" (a reference to Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King's famous utterance in the WWII conscription debate). 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, LLB, PhD, MA, BA (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921, to June 28, 1926; September 25, 1926, to August 7, 1930; and October 23, 1935, to November 15, 1948. ...

Under the same slogan, Égalité ou indépendance, he was elected as premier of Quebec in 1966. He retained this position until his death in 1968. His term was, among other things, qualified by tensions with the Government of Canada over constitutional matters.

His sons, Pierre-Marc Johnson and Daniel Johnson, Jr also became premiers of Quebec: Pierre-Marc as leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois for a brief period in 1985, and Daniel Jr as leader of the federalist Quebec Liberal Party for nine months in 1994. Pierre-Marc Johnson (born on July 5, 1946) is a Quebec lawyer, physician and politician. ... Daniel Johnson, Jr. ... The Quebec sovereignty movement is a political movement aimed at attaining sovereignty for Quebec, a province of the Canadian federation. ... The Parti Québécois or PQ is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for Quebec from Canada, as well as social democratic policies and has traditionally had support from the labour movement though unlike other social democratic parties it has no formal ties with labour. ... Quebec federalism, in regards to the future of the Quebec people, defends the concept of Quebec remaining within Canada as opposed to Quebec sovereigntism, proponent of Quebec independence (most often, but not for all followers, along with an economic union with Canada similar to the European Union). ... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ...

Elections as party leader

He won the 1966 election and died in office in 1968. In the Quebec general election on June 5, 1966, the Union Nationale under Daniel Johnson, Sr. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

See also

• Politics of Quebec
• List of Quebec Prime Ministers
• List of Quebec general elections
• Timeline of Quebec history
• Nicknames of politicians and personalities in Quebec

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External links

• Extensive biography from Marianopolis College

• National Assembly biography (in French)