Jacques Lanctôt
Person or entity appearing in film
1945 –
Who is Jacques Lanctôt?
Jacques Lanctôt is a Canadian writer and publisher, restaurateur, and former militant separatist. Lanctôt, the son of Gérard Lanctôt, an associate of Quebec Nazi leader Adrien Arcand, is a former member of the FLQ, a terrorist separatist group. He was one of the FLQ members who kidnapped James Cross, a British diplomat in October 1970.
Cross was released, and Lanctôt and the other kidnappers were allowed to leave Canada. Lanctôt returned to Canada in 1979, and served two years in prison. Following his release he set up a publishing house.
He is currently a columnist for the Canadian News service Canoe.ca
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Nov 5, 1945
- Also known as
- Jacques Lanctot
- Siblings
- Nationality
- Canada
- Lived in
- Montreal
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Jacques Lanctôt." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/jacques_lanctot>.
Discuss this Jacques Lanctôt biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In