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Lukashenko lays wreath at Martyr's Memorial in Algiers

ALGIERS, 3 December (BelTA) - During his official visit to Algeria, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko laid a wreath at the Martyr's Memorial in Algiers on 3 December, BelTA has learned.

The Martyr's Memorial is one of the symbols of the Algerian people’s struggle for independence and a tribute to the victims of the war with France (1954-1962).

The memorial was inaugurated on 5 July 1982 to mark the 20th anniversary of Algeria’s independence. It features a 92-meter monument consisting of three stylized reinforced-concrete palm leaves, an Eternal Flame, a crypt with the remains of fallen fighters, an amphitheater, and the National Museum of El Mujahid. At the base of each leaf stand sculptures of Algerian independence fighters from different historical periods.

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