Before the international sequence of the G7, which begins Monday, the head of state takes part in the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the landing in Provence, Thursday.

It is a gentle return focused on memory that awaits Emmanuel Macron. Wednesday, the head of state will participate Thursday at the ceremony of the 75th anniversary of the landing of Provence in Saint-Raphael, in the Var. This is his first official outing since the start of his summer vacation at Fort Brégançon in late July.

This commemoration is part of the series of ceremonies related to the end of the two world conflicts that the Head of State has multiplied since autumn - the centenary of the end of the First World War with a "memorial roaming" in November , then the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings in June.

Sarkozy present, but not Holland

Thursday morning, it is a turning point of the Second World War in France that Emmanuel Macron will celebrate, at the necropolis of Boulouris, where 464 combatants of the 1st French army rest. At his side, veterans, as well as Ivorian presidents Alassane Ouattara and Guinean Alpha Condé, and former President Nicolas Sarkozy, but not his predecessor, Francois Hollande.

They will pay tribute to the 450,000 soldiers who participated in the Allied landing in Provence on August 15, 1944. The operation was conducted by US and French forces, parts of North Africa, Corsica and Southern Italy. The ceremony includes the reading of a text by David Diop, Prix Goncourt des Lycéens 2018, and a veteran's testimony by a high school student.

Traditionally, the commemoration of the landing in Provence is an opportunity to salute the contribution of the soldiers of the former French colonies to the Liberation. The troops included 260,000 fighters of the 1st French Army led by General de Lattre de Tassigny, composed mainly of soldiers from North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.

Poutine in Brégançon from Monday

Two days after St. Raphael, the head of state must also participate in a more informal ceremony, celebrating the liberation of the municipality of Bormes-les-Mimosas, municipality where is the summer residence of presidents. This appointment, which he promised to visit each year, should allow him to spend a moment "friendly" with the inhabitants, according to the Elysee.

The President's holidays will end next week, with a diplomatic return, receiving Monday at Fort Brégançon Russian President Vladimir Putin. "The President receives at his place of work for a working visit," says an adviser to the executive. He will continue with his national re-entry on August 21st, the day of the Council of Ministers of return, before flying to Biarritz where he will welcome the leaders of the G7.