Sarajevo lived under siege for 1,425 days, without basic living conditions, but with incredible strength, dignity, and resistance, our citizens showed what it means to love and defend their city.
The beginning of the siege was marked by the deaths of the first Sarajevo victims, Suada Dilberović and Olga Sučić, remembered for their courage and determination to stop the evil that loomed over their city during peaceful demonstrations on April 5, 1992, together with their fellow citizens.
Sarajevo Mayor Samir Avdić, along with deputies Mirela Džehverović and Predrag Puharić, and City Council Chairman Alen Girt with deputy Svjetlana Šošić, paid tribute and laid flowers at the memorial plaque on the Suada and Olga Bridge in memory of our heroines.
City officials also laid flowers at the "Dobrinja Barricade" memorial and within the Vraca Police Academy circle, where remembrance was held for Samir Mišić, the first victim of the attack on the then police school.
With due respect, Mayor Avdić also laid flowers at the "Bosnian Special Forces" monument with the message to forever remember the honorable struggle and sacrifice of 80 members and one female member of the Special Unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the "Bosna" Police Detachment, in defense of Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On this occasion, Mayor Samir Avdić stated that it is our duty to preserve the truth, nurture a culture of remembrance, and teach future generations about the importance of peace, tolerance, and unity.
"Sarajevo remembers, but even more resolutely—Sarajevo lives its freedom and moves forward," Avdić conveyed.