French General Jean-Louis Georgelin, who was in charge of overseeing the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, died on Friday at the age of 74 while walking through the Pyrenees, the Prosecutor’s Office reported on Saturday.
French President Emmanuel Macron lamented the death of the former Army Chief of Staff in a brief message on the social network X (ex-Twitter).
Avec le décès du général Jean-Louis Georgelin, la Nation perd l”un de ses grands soldats. La France, un de ses grands serviteurs. Et Notre-Dame, le maître d”œuvre de sa renaissance. pic.twitter.com/gxskQoQbF4
-Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) August 19, 2023
“With the death of General Jean-Louis Georgelin, the nation loses one of its great soldiers, France one of its great servants and Notre-Dame the master of the work of its rebirth,” wrote Macron, who chose Georgelin. to oversee the reconstruction. of the emblematic cathedral, affected by a fire in April 2019.
As Army Chief of Staff, from 2006 to 2010, Jean-Louis Georgelin led military operations in the Ivory Coast, Afghanistan, the Balkans, and Lebanon.
Source: TSF
