Pierre Laporte
Pierre Laporte (
February 25,
1921 - October
1970), was a
Canadian statesman who was murdered by members of the FLQ.
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Pierre Laporte was born in
Montreal, Quebec. A Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour in the government of the Province of
Quebec,
Canada, he was kidnapped by
FLQ terrorists on
October 10,
1970. The events that followed became known as the "
October Crisis" when martial law was declared and Pierre Laporte's dead body was found in the trunk of a car seven days later on
October 17. His kidnappers were subsequently captured and sentenced to long prison terms for his murder.
