Commemorative events dedicated to the 104th anniversary of the genocide of the Ossetian people will be held in South Ossetia on June 20.
As reported to IA “Res” by the Republican Commission for the preparation and holding of state-significant events, a flower-laying ceremony will take place at the monument to the 13 communards at the Zguder cemetery at 10.00.
They noted that a national minute of silence at 13.00 would honor the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Ossetian people.
“Memorial services for the victims of the genocide will be held in the churches of the Republic at 13.10,” the Commission has noted. “, a round table dedicated to the 104th anniversary of the genocide of the Ossetian people will also be held at the South Ossetian State University on June 21, at 12.00.”
In South Ossetia, June 20 is the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Ossetian Genocide. The date was set in the year of the centenary of the tragic events. The choice fell on the day when 13 communards were executed - June 20, 1920.
