The essential
The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron chairs the entry ceremony into the Pantheon of Missak Manouchian and his comrades of the Resistance.
The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Missak Manouchian, of Armenian origin and who did not have French nationality, was shot in April 1944.
Despite Emmanuel Macron's encouragement, the RN is present at the ceremony.
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Second non-French to enter the Pantheon
Missak Manouchian is the second personality without French nationality, after the singer and dancer Joséphine Baker in 2021, to enter the Pantheon.
However, he had chosen to join the French resistance against the Nazi occupiers.
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Hello and welcome
Hello and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the pantheonization ceremony of Missak Manouchian, a resistance fighter of Armenian origin executed by the Nazis in 1944. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.