Burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal

When

25 Apr 1849

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

45.50° N, 73.56° W

Description

Canadian historical event (1849)

1849 riots against the Rebellion Losses Bill in Montreal, then-Province of Canada

The burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal occurred on the night of April 25, 1849, in Montreal, the then-capital of the Province of Canada. The way the matter was handled by then co-prime ministers of the united Province of Canada, Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin, helped develop the Canadian democratic tradition.

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