SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 20,2007) – "The President Alija Izetbegovic Museum" has been opened at the Kovaci Memorial Centre in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.
The Bosnian President Zeljko Komsic, SDA Party President Sulejman Tihic and Museum Council President Denis Zvizdic opened the museum in presence of the late president’s family members and representatives of the Bosnian political, cultural and social life, as well as before the members of Bosnia's diplomatic chorus.
SDA Party President Sulajman Tihic emphasized the importance of preserving the memory of the late president Izetbegovic, who was a politician and statesman closely tied to this country. He helped it become a democratic and sovereign,Tihic stated.
He emphasized Izetbegovic’s readiness for dialogue and determination in defending the principles Bosnia is based upon – this is the country of all its citizens; the country oriented towards the EU integrations.
The permanent museum exhibition is a testimony of the first Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic’s historical role in the country as well as on Bosnia's defense.
Bakir Izetbegovic (C), son of the first Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, looks at items inside a museum dedicated to his late father in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo October 19, 2007.
A guard at the grave of the late Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Friday, Oct 19, 2007. Alija Izetbegovic, the first president of independent Bosnia, died four-years ago after extensive illness.
Bakir Izetbegovic, the son of the late Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, looks at his father's medals in "the President Alija Izetbegovic Museum' opened in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Friday, Oct 19,2007. The museum was opened during the ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of the first Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic.
The exhibition is located in the two towers connected with the city walls. The exhibits are fragments of the late Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic’s private and political life and are a testimony of Bosnia’s defense.
Monography dedicated to the late Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic was presented at the opening.
Numerous admirers of Izetbegovic’s persona visited his grave in the Kovaci Memorial Centre and paid tribute to the first Bosnian President.
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