Tribute of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, to the altar of the Fatherland on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the Liberation
.
The head of state placed a laurel wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier and then there was the overflight of the Frecce tricolori.
The ceremony was attended by the highest institutional officials - all with masks and spaced out - from the President of the Senate, Elisabetta Casellati, to the Speaker of the House, Roberto Fico up
to Prime Minister Mario Draghi
.
Also present were the Minister of Defense, Lorenzo Guerini and the Chief of Defense Staff, General Enzo Vecciarelli.
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At the Quirinale the ceremony for the 76th anniversary of the Liberation
. Together with the head of state, Sergio Mattarella, the highest institutional positions were present: the president of the Senate, Elisabetta Casellati, the president of the Chamber, Roberto Fico, the premier Mario Draghi and the president of the Constitutional Court, Giancarlo Coraggio. Representatives of the Anpi also participate.
"Seventy-six years have passed since - on April 25, 1945 - the voice of Sandro Pertini launched, from the microphones of Radio Milano Liberata, on behalf of the National Liberation Committee of Upper Italy and the Volunteer Corps of Freedom, the proclamation of national insurrection against Nazi-fascist troops. A symbolic date of the war of liberation, chosen by the Italian Republic to commemorate the conclusion of the bloody conflict, the end of the brutal and ruthless Nazi occupation, the definitive collapse of fascism ", said the head of state,
Sergio Mattarella
. "This day, for the Italians,
represents the civil feast of the reconquest of freedom
. The
victory of humanity over barbarism
. The day of a new beginning, full of enthusiasm, brought to completion with the Republican Constitution of 1948 "." April 25 represents an essential watershed in our national history ", added Mattarella." Italy - freed, with the blood of thousands of martyrs, from twenty years of dictatorship and obscurantism - returned to sit in the ranks of civilized, democratic, peaceful nations, after the bloody war in which it had fallen with fascism ". The Resistance was a" laboratory where one he experienced the encounter and collaboration between the great popular forces, between different political positions and cultures. The Resistance as a great reservoir of moral demands ". Values that it is" all the more necessary "to remember today," in a time in which thehorizon appears darkened by anguish, the future hidden by uncertainty and the deep wounds produced by the pandemic. I believe that this trace is still very present and clear ".
"The cruelty practiced by the Nazi-Fascists even against the elderly, unarmed women and children did not weaken the aspiration for freedom, but rather strengthened the courage and determination of those who decided to oppose. Rebirth, unity, cohesion, the feelings that allowed the Country to archive with the Liberation a nefarious page of its history. A conscious memory that looks to the future ", said the President of the Republic.
Visit of the
premier to the Historical Museum of the Liberation
.
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"At a time when museums are also reopening,
I hope that many young people will have the opportunity to visit these rooms and learn about the stories of the freedom fighters and fully understand the meaning of their sacrifice and understand that without their courage they cannot we would have the freedom and rights that we enjoy. Freedom and rights that are not won forever and cannot be exchanged for anything, are more fragile than you think
", said the premier on his visit to the Liberation Museum." The duty of memory concerns everyone. Nobody excluded. We are witnessing today, often dismayed, the evident signs of a progressive loss of the collective memory of the facts of the Resistance, on the values of which the Republic and our Constitution merge. And too many reductive and misleading revisionisms "." The language of hatred, which often leads to racism and anti-Semitism, always contains the seeds of potential violent actions. It should not be tolerated. It is a bad plant that generates consent for those who trample on freedom and rights - as if they were an avenger of the wrongs suffered - but above all it spreads the poison of indifference and apathy "." Senator Segre wanted the words "Indifference" to be put toentrance of the memorial of the Shoah in Milan to remind us that, together with the partisans and freedom fighters, there were many who turned away in which - as you say - it is easier to ignore it. In honoring the memory of those who fought for freedom we must also remember that we Italians were not all "good people". We must remember that
not choosing is immoral
to use Artom's words.
It means killing, once again, those who showed courage in front of the occupiers ", said the premier again.
"Memory is a duty for the whole national community, especially for the benefit of the youngest", said the President of the Chamber,
Roberto Fico
in the video message sent on the occasion of the online initiative organized by the Municipality of Sant'Anna di Stazzema for 25 April.
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he recalled "the emotion of the day I came to visit Sant'Anna di Stazzema to remember the terrible and inhuman Nazi-fascist massacre, citing the words of President Mattarella who said" in Sant'Anna di Stazzema there is a root of the Republic ". Fico then added:" Today must also be an opportunity to reaffirm the founding principles of our Constitution and reaffirm the commitment to fully implement the principles for building an ever more just, supportive and peaceful society . Today, as then, we need the ideal and civil force that animated the Resistance to face new challenges, but also to reject every possible new form of extremism, violence and prevarication; to counter hatred, injustices,corruption and social selfishness. We must be proud to celebrate April 25th and to celebrate the values of our democracy ".
"The hope that I wish to share with all of you on this special day is that freedom is once again the figure on which to build the restart of the country and the exit from the emergency. Freedom to embrace and dream, freedom to work and bet on the future, freedom to experience beauty and rediscover our beloved Italy ". It is a passage from the letter that the President of the Senate,
Elisabetta Casellati
sent to the newspaper La Repubblica on the occasion of the anniversary of the Liberation. At the beginning of the letter, a personal memory: "that of my father, an official of the state police, who, sentenced to death as an opponent of Nazi-fascist totalitarianism, was released from prison on that day in 1945. In the long evenings he spent with me and my brothers to recall the experience of those days - writes the president - my father used to repeat that, when he had to opt between obedience to the regime and loyalty to its principles, he had no doubts, just as he had not hesitated when he had had to choose between saving his own life or that of others. " And he adds: "My father's words, his story, have accompanied me throughout my growth,they were the best education for peace, tolerance and respect ". Then the transition to today:" This April 25 sees us in a very fragile condition ", underlines Casellati, adding:" This April 25 is different, but there is it is a thin thread that binds it to the one lived 76 years ago. Because we experience firsthand, at all ages and not only through the images of history, what it means to be suddenly deprived of our freedoms. Faced with this test, however, once again the Italian people are resisting, today as then, with 'different weapons', such as those of creativity, courage, solidarity and social discipline ".This April 25 sees us in a very fragile condition ", Casellati underlines, adding:" This April 25 is different, but there is a thin thread that binds it to the one experienced 76 years ago. Because we experience firsthand, at all ages and not only through the images of history, what it means to be suddenly deprived of our freedoms. Faced with this test, however, once again the Italian people are resisting, today as then, with 'different weapons', such as those of creativity, courage, solidarity and social discipline ".This April 25 sees us in a very fragile condition ", Casellati underlines, adding:" This April 25 is different, but there is a thin thread that binds it to the one experienced 76 years ago. Because we experience firsthand, at all ages and not only through the images of history, what it means to be suddenly deprived of our freedoms. Faced with this test, however, once again the Italian people are resisting, today as then, with 'different weapons', such as those of creativity, courage, solidarity and social discipline ".what it means to be suddenly deprived of our freedoms. Faced with this test, however, once again the Italian people are resisting, today as then, with 'different weapons', such as those of creativity, courage, solidarity and social discipline ".what it means to be suddenly deprived of our freedoms. Faced with this test, however, once again the Italian people are resisting, today as then, with 'different weapons', such as those of creativity, courage, solidarity and social discipline ".
"Today we celebrate the liberation of Italy from the fascist regime and the Nazi occupation. We remember all those who fought for our freedom," EU commissioner
Paolo Gentiloni
wrote on Twitter
.
"Women and men of the Defense, today is the 76th Anniversary of the Liberation Day. On the occasion of one of the main events of our Republic, I invite you all to continue with professionalism, a sense of duty and courage industrious that have always distinguished you, on the road traveled up to now in the service of the country, finding strength and inspiration in all those Italians who, in a moment of much greater difficulty, did not leave room for resignation, fighting valiantly to redeem themselves as a people and conquer the own freedom ". With these words begins the message of the Minister of Defense
Lorenzo Guerini
.
"Happy April 25 to republican and anti-fascist Italy. To all those who fight for the ideas of democracy and social equality. To those who disobey intolerance and prevarication every day. Good Liberation to all!".
This is the tweet of the President of the European Parliament
David Sassoli
.
"Today, everyone, happy April 25, the Liberation Day, the party of all Italians, the party of the united Italian flag", is the tweet of the secretary of the Democratic Party,
Enrico Letta
.
