Missak Manouchian

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Missak Manouchian was an Armenian-born poet, communist, and leader of a group of immigrant fighters in the French Resistance who became a symbol of anti-Nazi struggle after his execution in 1944.

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Missak Manouchian canonical 2

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instanceOf French Resistance fighter
communist
human
poet
resistance leader
associatedWith Affiche Rouge NERFINISHED
immigrant resistance fighters in Paris
causeOfDeath execution
convictedOf acts of resistance against Nazi occupation
countryOfBirth Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1906-09-01
dateOfDeath 1944-02-21
ethnicGroup Armenian
familyName Manouchian NERFINISHED
givenName Missak NERFINISHED
hasCause anti-Nazi resistance
defense of France
workers' rights
honorificTitle Compagnon de la Libération (posthumous) NERFINISHED
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned Armenian
French
mannerOfDeath execution by firing squad
memberOf FTP-MOI NERFINISHED
French Communist Party NERFINISHED
memorializedBy Panthéon induction in France
movement anti-fascism
communism
notableFor leadership of the Manouchian Group
role in immigrant resistance networks
symbol of anti-Nazi struggle in France
notableWork poems in Armenian
occupation factory worker
poet
political activist
resistance fighter
participantIn French Resistance NERFINISHED
Second World War NERFINISHED
persecutedFor communist activities
resistance activities
placeOfBirth Adıyaman NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Fort Mont-Valérien NERFINISHED
religion atheism
residence Paris
sexOrGender male
spouse Mélinée Manouchian NERFINISHED
yearOfImmigration 1925 (approximate)

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French Resistance notableMember Missak Manouchian
Francs-tireurs et partisans notableMembers Missak Manouchian