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On the occasion of the commemoration of November 11, Emmanuel Macron inaugurates Monday in Paris a monument for the 549 soldiers "dead for France", in external operations since 1963. In the morning, the head of state must first preside the commemoration ceremony of the 101st anniversary of the 1918 Armistice at the Arc de Triomphe, and revive, according to the presidential practice, the flame on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Information to remember
- The monument inaugurated on Monday is a tribute to the representatives of "the fourth generation of fire", as the army calls it. since 1963, 549 soldiers have died in 17 theaters of operation, including 141 in Lebanon, 129 in Chad, 85 in Afghanistan and 78 in the former Yugoslavia.
- Emmanuel Macron has planned to have lunch at the Elysee, including flag bearers and presidents of veterans associations.