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†Good Friday and St Stephen's Day are observed in Alsace and Moselle only
Missak Manouchian was an Armenian poet and communist activist. A survivor of the 1915–16 Armenian genocide, he moved to France from an orphanage in Lebanon in 1925. He was active in communist Armenian literary circles. During World War II, he became the military commissioner of FTP-MOI, a group consisting of European immigrants, including many Jews, in the Paris Region which carried out assassinations and bombings of Nazi targets. According to one author, the Manouchian group was the most active one of the French Resistance. Manouchian and many of his comrades were arrested in November 1943 and executed by the Nazis at Fort Mont-Valérien on 21 February 1944. He is considered a hero of the French Resistance and was entombed in the Panthéon in Paris.
The Affiche Rouge is a notorious propaganda poster, distributed by Vichy France and German authorities in the spring of 1944 in occupied Paris, to discredit 23 immigrant French Resistance fighters, members of the Manouchian Group. The term Affiche Rouge also refers more broadly to the circumstances surrounding the poster's creation and distribution, the capture, trial and execution of these members of the Manouchian Group.
Jean Léon Marie Delumeau was a French historian specializing in the history of the Catholic Church, and author of several books regarding the subject. He held the Chair of the History of Religious Mentalities (1975–1994) at the Collège de France and was a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres.
Ahmed Moulay Laraki was Moroccan politician and a figure of the national movement and served as the 6th Prime Minister of Morocco from October 6, 1969, to August 6, 1971, under King Hassan II. He also served as the foreign minister from 1967 to 1971.
Serge Kampf was a French entrepreneur with Swiss roots. He was the founder and long-standing managing director of Capgemini.
Guy Sénac was a French football defender that played on the Division 1 from Villetaneuse. He is the father of Didier Sénac. Guy was selected twice for the French team.
Mohamed Talbi, was a Tunisian author, professor, and Islamologist.
Events from the year 2017 in France.
Yvan Chiffre was a French director, producer, and stunt coordinator. He is the father of Philippe Chiffre, Romain Chiffre and the grand father of César Chiffre.
This article lists major events that happened in 2018 in France.
Claude Prouvoyeur was a French politician.
Franck Ferrari was a French baritone.
Jean-Claude Boulard was a French politician. He was mayor of Le Mans from 2001 until his death, senator from 2014 to 2017, and deputy of National Assembly from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2002.
This article lists major events that happened in 2019 in France.
Events from 2020 in Algeria.
Events in the year 2020 in France.
Events in the year 2021 in Cameroon.
Events in the year 2022 in France.
Events in the year 2022 in Switzerland.
Events in the year 2023 in France.
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