Square in French city of Marseille to be named after Soghomon Tehlirian
A square in the French city of Marseille will be officially named after Soghomon Tehlirian, Panorama.am reports referring to the Armenian Weekly.
The source reminds that Tehlirian assassinated Talaat Pasha, the former Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire and one of the principal perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide, in Berlin on March 15, 1921.
Marseille Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin, several public and political figures, as well as representatives of the French Armenian community will come together to officially welcome the naming of the square.