Today, on the 80th anniversary of the armistice of the War of Liberty, President Lennart Meri sent a wreath to the Cemetery of the Defence Forces in Tallinn to commemorate those who participated or fell in the War of Liberty. The wreath, with the words: ''To the fallen heroes. President of the Republic'' on its ribbon, was taken to the commemoration ceremony of the beginning of the armistice, which started at 10.30 at the Cemetery of the Defence Forces, by the President's Junior Aide-de-Camp Second Lieutenant Mikk Pukk.


Press Service of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, January 3, 2000

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