Louise Lanctôt, born March 24, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a convicted terrorist and writer. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs cleanup. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... Terrorism refers to the use of violence for the purpose of achieving a political, religious, or ideological goal. ...

A political activist for the cause of Quebec independence from Canada, Louise Lanctôt was an active member of the radical Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale political party that later merged with the Parti Québécois. She was also a member of the Front de Libération du Québec terrorist organization and is the sister of convicted terrorist, Jacques Lanctôt, and was married to Jacques Cossette-Trudel who joined the Front de Libération du Québec with her. She is also referred to as Louise Cossette-Trudel. This image is a book cover. ... This image is a book cover. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... Quebec The Quebec sovereignty movement is a movement calling for the attainment of sovereignty for Quebec, a province of the country of Canada. ... The Parti Québécois or PQ is a left wing political party that advocates national sovereignty for Quebec from Canada. ... Jacques Lanctôt (born November 5, 1945, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was an important member of the Quebec terrorist group the FLQ. Lanctôt joined the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ) group in 1963 at the age of 17 and was involved in several violent demonstrations in Quebec...

A member of the “Liberation Cell,” on October 5, 1970, Louise Lanctôt along with her brother Jacques Lanctôt, Yves Langlois, Nigel Hamer, and Marc Carbonneau put their kidnapping plans into action with the armed abduction of James Cross, the British Trade Commissioner to Canada. October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... Jacques Lanctôt (born November 5, 1945, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was an important member of the Quebec terrorist group the FLQ. Lanctôt joined the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ) group in 1963 at the age of 17 and was involved in several violent demonstrations in Quebec... There are three Yves Langlois on the public scene in Canada: one is a film director, the second is a film editor, and the third has been a member of the Front de Libération du Quebec (FLQ). ... Marc Carbonneau (born May 29, 1933) is a convicted terrorist and taxi driver. ... James Richard Cross (September 29, 1921-) was a British diplomat in Canada who was kidnapped by the Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis of October 1970. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

Louise Lanctôt, with the help of her husband and other members of the "Liberation Cell," held James Cross hostage, taking his photo and sending it to police with a list of demands that included money and the release of other convicted terrorists. They advised authorities that Cross would be executed and further threats to Cross' life were delivered to several radio stations along with the terrorists demands. This action was followed by a second kidnapping of Quebec Cabinet Minister and Vice-Premier Pierre Laporte by her “Chenier Cell” counterparts. Laporte was abused by his captors and then executed. Pierre Laporte (February 25, 1921 - October 1970), was a Canadian politician who was assassinated by members of the FLQ. Pierre Laporte Pierre Laporte was born in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Early in December of 1970, police discovered the location of Louise Lanctôt and her fellow kidnappers holding James Cross. His release was negotiated and on December 3, 1970, Louise Lanctôt with her husband and child, plus the three other terrorists, were granted their request for safe passage to Cuba by the Government of Canada after approval by Fidel Castro. Although Louise Lanctôt and her terrorist friends who wanted to go to Cuba were exiled from Canada for life, they were later found in France. For four years, Louise Lanctôt lived in La Courneuve in Île-de-France. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean that lies at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Cuban President Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) has ruled Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he helped overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and turn Cuba into the first socialist state in the Western Hemisphere. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Île-de-France can refer to: the historical province of France: see Île-de-France (province) the modern French administrative région: see Île-de-France (région) For other meanings without the circumflex accent, see Ile de France. ...

Over the years, all of the Front de Libération du Québec members wanted to return to Canada and began secret negotiations through the reigning government Parti Québécois to achieve that goal. On October 13, 1977, Quebec Premier René Lévesque announced he was considering a request for a pardon for Louise Lanctôt and her husband. Eventually, the Federal Government consented. On her return to Montreal on December 13, she pled guilty at trial and was sentenced to two years in jail for her part in the kidnapping. She was freed on parole after serving eight months following which she received Quebec government financial assistance (just like any citizens are elligible to) to attend the Université du Québec à Montréal where she received a degree in communications in 1982 and continued on to doctoral studies in human sciences. The Parti Québécois or PQ is a left wing political party that advocates national sovereignty for Quebec from Canada. ... René Lévesque. ... A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. ... The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Divorced from her husband, during the times when the Parti Québécois has been in government, she has been employed by numerous Quebec government funded institutions, including as a researcher for the Collège de Maisonneuve, the Université du Québec à Montréal, Sainte-Justine Hospital, Université de Montréal health administration department, and the "Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec". The Parti Québécois or PQ is a left wing political party that advocates national sovereignty for Quebec from Canada. ... The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. ... The University of Montreal (Université de Montréal, UdeM for short) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. ...

The author of several books, Louise Lanctôt is member of the Quebec Writers Union. She has never apologized for her terrorist acts and although other high-profile separatists such as Pierre Vallières publicly renounced violence, Louise Lanctôt never has. . Pierre Vallières Pierre Vallières (February 22, 1938 – December 23, 1998), was a founding member and intellectual leader of the terrorist group, the Front de libération du Québec and a journalist and writer of militantly polemical essays and books in support of the Quebec sovereignty movement. ...