who got recently LEGION OF HONOUR award by the french government
2006-11-08 23:18:48 · 2 answers · asked by sri n 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
Super megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been conferred the highest French distinction - 'Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour' by the French government.
The award 'Légion d'Honneur' (Legion of Honour) is a recognition of Bachchan's contribution to Indian and international cultural life, a release issued here today said.
French Ambassador Dominique Girard will confer the award on the legendary actor at a later date.
The French government confers several distinctions among which the 'Order of the Legion of Honour' is the highest national distinction.
The 'Order of the Legion of Honour' was instituted in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte.
Some famous personalities who have been awarded this honour include Steven Spielberg and Gérard Depardieu. In India, renowned film director Satyajit Ray and sitar maestro Ravi Shankar are some of the famous personalities who have been bestowed this honour.
The announcement of this award to Bachchan was made on his birthday - October 11 - in Paris.
Earlier this year:
Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, received the Grand Cross in September 2006
Here's more: Reporters Without Borders today asked the French government to strip Russian leader Vladimir Putin of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour that President Chirac awarded him just one month ago, on 22 September, the RSF web-site reports.
The request was addressed to the Council of State and to Chirac, as Grand Master of the Order of the Legion of Honour.
“The Legion of Honour is France’s highest award and the Grand Cross is the highest rank within the order,” the press freedom organization said. “We think Vladimir Putin is not worthy of this decoration and for this reason we have asked President Chirac and the Council of State to withdraw it.”
Reporters Without Borders continued: “It beggars belief that Putin has been given one of the greatest honors France can bestow on a person. A total of 21 journalists have been murdered in Russia with almost total impunity since he became president. Chechnya is black hole for news coverage. Putin waited 48 hours before making any comment about the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, one of the few journalists to cover the Chechen conflict, and then he chose to say ’her impact on Russian political life was minimal’.”
2006-11-08 23:24:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Poutine, I guess but as french, i am not proud of this
2006-11-08 23:54:58 · answer #2 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋