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Who was a figure of the French Resistance during the Second World War?

An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.

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Qui était une figure de la Résistance française pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale ?

Who was a figure of the French Resistance during the Second World War?

Answer. Jean Moulin (also Charles de Gaulle or Josephine Baker).

Jean Moulin (aussi Charles de Gaulle ou Joséphine Baker).

Jean Moulin unified the Resistance movements by creating the National Council of the Resistance in 1943. General de Gaulle made the appeal of 18 June 1940.

The official text that proves it

« En 1943, Jean Moulin réussit à unifier ces mouvements en créant le Conseil National de la Résistance (CNR) . »

In 1943, Jean Moulin succeeds in unifying these movements by creating the National Council of the Resistance (CNR).

In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet

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