French Resistance hero Missak Manouchian will be laid to rest at the Panthéon
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 first time a non-French body has been interred at the Pantheon, which holds the remains of many famous French citizens, including Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Èmile Zola, and Marie Curie. Manouchian's burial is a respectful nod to his position as leader of the "Red Poster" ("L'Affiche Rouge") group. The name derives from a propaganda poster distributed by Vichy France and German author...