French President Emmanuel Macron has honored Missak Manouchian, a stateless Armenian poet who fought the Nazi occupation of France in WWII, by allowing him to enter the Pantheon mausoleum for national heroes. This move marks the first time a non-French Resistance fighter has received such recognition, highlighting the belated acknowledgment of foreign and communist contributions to the French Resistance during World War II. Marine Le Pen plans to attend the event despite Macron's request not to.
President Macron elevated an Armenian-born Second World War Resistance fighter to the Panthéon, the shrine to French heroes, in a belated national homage to the foreigners and communists ⬇️ https://t.co/UFILel5b7C
In first, France honors foreign communist WWII resistance fighter https://t.co/fcARalOdHr
When France hosts grandiose ceremonies commemorating D-Day, the heroic role of Missak Manouchian and other foreigners among French Resistance fighters in World War II is often overlooked. French President Emmanuel Macron sought to change that Wednesday... https://t.co/SCNG7U5rzI
🕊️ A stateless Armenian poet who died fighting the Nazi occupation of France during World War II on Wednesday becomes the first non-French Resistance fighter to enter the Pantheon mausoleum for national heroes. 🔴 Watch it #live here https://t.co/dCJAdhOXJj
A stateless Armenian poet - Missak Manouchian - who died fighting the Nazi occupation of France in WWII on Wednesday becomes the first non-French Resistance fighter to enter the Pantheon mausoleum for national heroes. The belated honour has been seen as long overdue recognition… https://t.co/1cuA7sREIU
Marine Le Pen to defy Macron’s request not to attend event for WW2 resistance hero https://t.co/TpprdKP69A