The leadership of South Ossetia, headed by President Alan Gagloev, laid flowers at the Memorial to the Fallen Defenders of the Fatherland in Tskhinval.
The event was dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Day of Courage and National Unity.
The deputy corps, headed by Speaker Alan Margiev, the heads of ministries and departments, employees of security agencies, and the public of the Republic also took part in the laying ceremony.
On this day in 1989, at the entrance to Tskhinval, at the foot of the Pris Upland, a group of the Tskhinval residents showed heroism and stood, holding hands, in front of the crowd of thousands of the Georgian informals who were trying to enter Tskhinval to hold a "peaceful rally".
The goal of the Georgian nationalists was to suppress the self-consciousness of the people of South Ossetia and deprive them of all rights in their historical homeland. However, the Tskhinval residents managed to stop the enemy.
In honor of their feat, November 23 became known as the Day of Courage and National Unity and is included in the calendar of holidays and days off.
