SINJ, 10 Aug (Hina) - Before the beginning of Sunday's 282nd Sinj jousting tournament (Sinjska alka), the lancers' duke, Major General Mirko Norac organised a reception in the Lancers' palace in Sinj, at which he presented the
Croatian President Franjo Tudjman with a charter declaring him the honorary lancers' duke, and with duke's attire and a sabre.
SINJ, 10 Aug (Hina) - Before the beginning of Sunday's 282nd Sinj
jousting tournament (Sinjska alka), the lancers' duke, Major
General Mirko Norac organised a reception in the Lancers' palace
in Sinj, at which he presented the Croatian President Franjo
Tudjman with a charter declaring him the honorary lancers' duke,
and with duke's attire and a sabre. #L#
The charter, read by Major General Norac said: "To the
creator of a centuries-long dream of the Croatian people and the
knight of Our Beautiful homeland, Dr Franjo Tudjman, the
President of the Republic, as a sign of gratitude of lancers and
brave people of Sinj and the Cetina river region."
Had there been no Sinj jousting tournament, which was a
symbol of resistance to every conqueror and a symbol of freedom,
there would be no Croatia. That is why I have accepted the
responsibility of supporting the tournament and I hope that all
future Croatian leaders will continue to do so, Tudjman said
receiving the charter.
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