Tsikhanouskaya to take part in celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1863 Uprising
On Saturday, January 24, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will take part in celebrations in Warsaw dedicated to the 163rd anniversary of the 1863 uprising, her press service reports. The next day, representatives of Tsikhanouskaya's Office will join the commemorative events in Vilnius.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe Bloomberg via Getty Images
Together with the Presidents of Poland and Lithuania, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will honor the memory of the insurgents at the Warsaw Citadel on January 24, emphasizing the common history of resistance of the peoples of our region against Tsarist Russia.
On Sunday, events are planned in Vilnius, which will be attended by the Presidents of Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine. Representatives of the democratic forces of Belarus will join the events at Rasos Cemetery. At 2:00 PM, a wreath-laying ceremony will take place, and Belarusians are invited to attend with national flags.