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Conversation with Jānis MaΕΎeiks, diplomat at πŸ‡±πŸ‡»β€™s MFA and eyewitness of the 1991 Barricades, at Dome Square in Riga during the 3️⃣5️⃣th anniversary commemoration. #Barricades35

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20 January 1991 was the bloodiest day in Latvia’s πŸ‡±πŸ‡» struggle to restore its independence. Illegal Soviet occupation forces brutally suppressed unarmed supporters of Latvian independence, killing five people and injuring thirteen.

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πŸ‡±πŸ‡»β€™s Foreign Minister @baibabraze.bsky.social takes part in events dedicated to #Barricades35 and lays flowers in honour of Latvian πŸ‡±πŸ‡» defenders of independence who fell during the 1991 Barricades.

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πŸ“Ή Join us πŸ”΄ LIVE tomorrow, on 20 January, around 9.55 AM ⏰ via Instagram @latvian_mfa from RΔ«ga πŸ‡±πŸ‡», the Dome Square, to get to know about #Barricades - an event 35 years ago that defined our nation's commitment for freedom. FREEDOM IS A VERB. #Barricades35

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