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An Armenian poet and communist fighter in World War II will enter the Pantheon mausoleum and join an elite group of France's revered historical figures, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday.Missak Manouchian, who arrived in France in 1925 as a stateless refugee after fleeing violence, later joined the communist Resistance during World War II. He led a small group of foreign Resistance fighters against the Nazi occupation, carrying out attacks on German forces and acts of sabotage in Nazi

Emmanuel Macron announces the entry of Missak Manouchian into the Pantheon. He will be accompanied by his wife of 45 years, Melinea. The ceremony will take place on June 18, the anniversary of the start of the Second World War. Missak was one of the last members of the French Resistance to be killed by the Germans. He was shot by the Gestapo on February 21, 1944, at the age of 20. He is the last member of the resistance to be honored in this way.

Manouchian, who was shot by Nazis in 1944, will join the elite group of France's revered historical figures in the Parisian mausoleum.