Missak Manouchian, the most French of stateless people in the Pantheon. Executed on February 21, 1944, 80 years ago, this stateless man of Armenian origin is listed as a communist resistance fighter.
Even if its pronunciation is often distorted - we say "chian", not "kian" - this name from elsewhere has been part of the national collective memory for a long time. Louis Aragon in 1955 then revived in music by Léo Ferré. This monument to French song will be broadcast over the loudspeakers on the Place des Grands Hommes.