National tribute to Missak Manouchian and the FTP-MOI resistance fighters
Contributed by Sandrine Nugue on Aug 2nd, 2024. Artwork published in
February 2024
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As an Armenian resistance fighter during World War II, Missak Manouchian received France’s highest honor when entering the Panthéon in Paris in February 2024, on the 80th anniversary of his execution, accompanied by his wife Mélinée Manouchian. This ceremony was also a commemoration of the 23 foreign resistants of the Francs-tireurs et partisans – main-d’œuvre immigrée (FTP-MOI) who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
The public commission Infini has been chosen and cast in bronze to compose its symbolic inscription in the Panthéon.
Yoann Valat. License: All Rights Reserved.
Yoann Valat. License: All Rights Reserved.
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