Arsène Tchakarian
Arsène Tchakarian Արսեն Չաքարեան | |
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Tchakarian at his presentation for Commander of the Legion of Honour on 22 June 2017. | |
| Born | 21 December 1916 |
| Died | 4 August 2018 (aged 101) Villejuif, France |
| Nationality | Stateless (prior to 1958) French (since 1958) |
| Occupation(s) | Historian french resistance member |
Arsène Tchakarian (21 December 1916 – 4 August 2018) was a French-Armenian historian, former tailor and member of the French Resistance. He was a member of the Manouchian Group of the FTP-MOI, a wing of the larger Francs-Tireurs et Partisans (FTP) composed of fighters of foreign immigrant origin. Tchakarian was the last surviving member of the Manouchian Group (Groupe Manouchian), a Paris-based resistance cell led by Missak Manouchian.