"In him, we all found ourselves
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greeted on Twitter Emmanuel Macron in tribute to Jean-Paul Belmondo, who died on Monday at the age of 88.
“He will forever remain The Magnificent.
Jean-Paul Belmondo was a national treasure, all in panache and bursts of laughter, the loud verb and the swift body, sublime hero and familiar figure, tireless daredevil and magician of words ”
, he wrote.
Like the Head of State, many political figures of all stripes also praised the memory of "Bébel".
Emmanuel Macron had made the actor Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor in November 2019. During his last week at the Elysee Palace in May 2017, François Hollande also decorated Jean-Paul Belmondo with the insignia of Grand Officer of the Order national merit.