Tag: Missak
Why Fire! Chatterton sings “The Red Poster” in tribute to Missak Manouchian
During the pantheonization of Missak Manouchian, Arthur Teboul and his group Feu! Chatterton will cover “The Red Poster”, by Léo Ferré. “You did not ask for glory, nor tears. Nor…
Missak and Mélinée Manouchian, two foreign resistance fighters enter the Pantheon
The stateless poet Missak Manouchian and his wife Mélinée as well as 23 of his comrades-in-arms enter the Panthéon in Paris this Wednesday, February 21. 80 years after their death,…
Missak and Mélinée Manouchian at the Pantheon: they are “freedom fighters who are honored”
Missak Manouchian and his wife Mélinée enter the Pantheon on February 21, 2024. A ceremony which takes place 80 years after the execution of Missak and that of his fellow…
Missak Manouchian long protected by the family of Charles Aznavour
They shared moments of great complicity: “When he was at home, he had nothing to do. He had fun teaching me to play chess. I remained a chess player for…
Mélinée Manouchian: who was Missak Manouchian’s resistance companion?
Her love story and her journey are closely linked to her activist fight. Armenian communist resistance fighter Mélinée Manouchian will be buried at the Pantheon with her husband, Missak Manouchian,…
Missak and Mélinée Manouchian, symbols of foreign resistance in France
On February 21, 2023, the ashes of Missak and Mélinée Manouchian enter the Pantheon. The one who was the operational leader of the foreign communist resistance in France was shot…
From Jean Moulin to Missak Manouchian: the Pantheon, a political tool of the Fifth Republic
He will be the first foreign Resistance fighter to enter the Pantheon: on February 21, 80 years to the day after his death, Missak Manouchian will join Voltaire, Emile Zola,…
“Quiet heroism”: Missak Manouchian, first foreign resistance fighter to enter the Pantheon
A hero of the stateless French resistance will enter the Pantheon. Emmanuel Macron will formalize this Sunday, during his traditional speech for the June 18 appeal at Mont Valérien, the…
France: Missak Manouchian, survivor of the Armenian genocide, stateless and communist at the Pantheon
Like every June 18, France remembers General de Gaulle’s call in 1940 for resistance against Nazi Germany. This call is marked at Mont Valérien, west of Paris, one of the…