KUMROVEC KUMROVEC, May 4 (Hina) - The 20th death anniversary of the founder and life-time president of the former Yugoslav federation, Josip Broz Tito, was marked in his birthplace, Kumrovec, on Thursday. The Alliance of Anti-Fascist
Fighters of Croatia (SABH) organised a commemoration which was attended by representatives of local authorities, political parties, and numerous people who had taken part in the anti-fascist struggle. The commemoration began at two p.m. with the intonation of the Croatian national anthem in front of the house Tito was born in. The gathering in Kumrovec however began several hours earlier. Before the commemoration began, those attending sang several partisan songs. Speaking about Tito's role in history, SABH president Ivan Fumic said Tito had been a great and far-seeing leader whose commitment to socialism was beyond question, a person who had dedicated his entire life to the str
KUMROVEC, May 4 (Hina) - The 20th death anniversary of the founder
and life-time president of the former Yugoslav federation, Josip
Broz Tito, was marked in his birthplace, Kumrovec, on Thursday.
The Alliance of Anti-Fascist Fighters of Croatia (SABH) organised a
commemoration which was attended by representatives of local
authorities, political parties, and numerous people who had taken
part in the anti-fascist struggle.
The commemoration began at two p.m. with the intonation of the
Croatian national anthem in front of the house Tito was born in.
The gathering in Kumrovec however began several hours earlier.
Before the commemoration began, those attending sang several
partisan songs.
Speaking about Tito's role in history, SABH president Ivan Fumic
said Tito had been a great and far-seeing leader whose commitment to
socialism was beyond question, a person who had dedicated his
entire life to the struggle for the rights and dignity of man.
"In the hardest days of World War Two and the people's liberation
struggle, Tito was a spark shining for the conquered peoples of
Europe. Besides fascism, he also stood up against Stalinism, as
well as against military alignment, creating the non-aligned
movement," Fumic said.
Under Tito's leadership, Croatia took an important position in the
anti-fascist coalition which became the basic idea of modern
Europe, he added.
Paying homage to Tito's personality and deed, numerous delegations
laid wreaths by Tito's statue in Kumrovec. Among them were
representatives of anti-fascist associations from Italy,
Slovenia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Yugoslavia's Society for Truth on SABH's behalf today laid a wreath
at Tito's grave in Belgrade.
Many Tito admirers signed the book of impressions in the house he
was born, while many thousands who had come to Kumrovec today could
buy a variety of Tito souvenirs ranging from badges and busts to
wine bottles with Tito's image on the label.
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