Liberation heroes honoured on 36th anniversary |06 June 2013
Vice-President Danny Faure, who is also the secretary general of the ruling Parti Lepep, led the party’s representatives from all districts in the country for the wreath-laying ceremony, which formed part of activities to mark Liberation Day.
Mr Faure was accompanied by a youth Miguel Bastienne and Parti Lepep’s proportionally elected member in the National Assembly Maria Payet-Marie.
After Mr Faure, central committee members then each laid a rose at the monument followed by representatives of all the districts and other movements of the ruling party, to the tune of patriotic songs such as Sesel O mon pei played by the national brass band.
During the ceremony, there were performances by the ruling party’s youths.
Marie-Ange Denis, Vanessa Seth and Joseph François traced back the journey from Liberation until today.
At the end of the colourful ceremony, all who took part in the wreath-laying posed for a souvenir photo with Mr Faure in front of the Zonm Lib, while the crowd of supporters sang and danced patriotic and party songs.