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Jean Moulin

1899–1943 · 20th century

Jean Moulin was a French prefect and hero of the Resistance. Sent by Charles de Gaulle into occupied France, he united the main internal resistance movements and in May 1943 founded the National Council of the Resistance, which recognised de Gaulle's leadership. He was arrested by the Gestapo near Lyon in June 1943 and died after torture. His ashes were moved to the Panthéon in 1964.

Jean Moulin
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