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Sarkozy to honor Joan of Arc's birthday

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy awaits the arrival of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace before a working lunch together in Paris on December 5, 2011. The heads of the eurozone's two largest economies met to discuss a master plan for all 27 EU leaders to agree on at an emergency summit in Brussels later this week. UPI/David Silpa
French President Nicolas Sarkozy awaits the arrival of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace before a working lunch together in Paris on December 5, 2011. The heads of the eurozone's two largest economies met to discuss a master plan for all 27 EU leaders to agree on at an emergency summit in Brussels later this week. UPI/David Silpa 
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Published: Dec. 30, 2011 at 7:45 PM

PARIS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has planned a trip to eastern France to observe what is thought to be the 600th birthday of national heroine Joan of Arc.

Sarkozy will spend about 20 minutes next week in Domremy, the village said to have been the birthplace of Joan of Arc, Radio France Internationale reported Friday. He will unveil a plaque in the home where she is thought to have been born.

Sarkozy will also visit Vaucouleurs, the town where Joan of Arc began her campaign to push the English out of France and put Charles VII on the throne.

There, along with Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand and Defense Minister Gerard Longuet, Sarkozy will visit a museum dedicated to the heroine.

A roundtable with historians will follow the museum visit, though a majority of experts do not agree Joan of Arc was born in the house Sarkozy plans to visit in Domremy.

Topics: Joan of Arc, Nicolas Sarkozy
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