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The French army leader tasked with overseeing the reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which was marred by a fire in 2019, has died.

<p>The French army leader tasked with overseeing the reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which was marred by a fire in 2019, has died.</p>

Jean-Louis Georgelin, 74, died while hiking in the Pyrenees. He is believed to have accidentally fallen on Mount Valier in Ariège, France, the<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/19/french-general-in-charge-of-notre-dame-cathedral-rebuild-dies-in-mountain-fall"> Guardian reported.&nbsp;</a>

<p>Jean-Louis Georgelin, 74, died while hiking in the Pyrenees. He is believed to have accidentally fallen on Mount Valier in Ariège, France, the<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/19/french-general-in-charge-of-notre-dame-cathedral-rebuild-dies-in-mountain-fall"> Guardian reported.&nbsp;</a></p>

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French President Emmanuel Macron praised Georgelin’s accomplishments Saturday, <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1692822819019571490?s=20">posting on X,</a> “With the death of General Jean-Louis Georgelin, the nation has lost one of its great soldiers, France one of its great servants, and Notre-Dame the master manager of its renaissance.”

<p>French President Emmanuel Macron praised Georgelin’s accomplishments Saturday, <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1692822819019571490?s=20">posting on X,</a> “With the death of General Jean-Louis Georgelin, the nation has lost one of its great soldiers, France one of its great servants, and Notre-Dame the master manager of its renaissance.”</p>

Georgelin was a decorated general and previously served as chief of France’s military general staff, overseeing operations in Afghanistan,<a href="https://apnews.com/article/french-general-notre-dame-cathedral-dies-paris-cea6abb2f10adedc432a0e785c8d0c7e"> the Associated Press reported.</a>

<p>Georgelin was a decorated general and previously served as chief of France’s military general staff, overseeing operations in Afghanistan,<a href="https://apnews.com/article/french-general-notre-dame-cathedral-dies-paris-cea6abb2f10adedc432a0e785c8d0c7e"> the Associated Press reported.</a></p>

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