 The French newspaper "Le Figaro" quoted Tchakarian as saying, "I'm sort of the last of the Mohicans, as they say," as he noted that he was one of the last surviving members of the FTP-MOI and the resistance.In 2012, French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded him the Legion of Honor.Most recently, Tchakarian attended a ceremony in commoration of the French Resistance on June 18, 2018.