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French Resistance hero Missak Manouchian laid to rest at the Panthéon
Armenian-born poet and communist activist Manouchian was considered a hero among the French Resistance movement, which rose up against the Nazi occupation of France. ADVERTISEMENT Eighty years to the day after his execution by the Nazis at Mont-Valérien, Armenian resistance fighter Missak Manouchian will be inducted into the Panthéon on Wednesday. His burial signifies the…