Sarajevo: 5th anniversary of the death of Alija Izetbegović commemorated
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SARAJEVO, October 20 (FENA) - By Saying of the Al-Fatih Prayer and laying of flowers on the grave of the first president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and founder and honorary president of SDA, Alija Izetbegovic, the 5th anniversary of his death was commemorated at the Kovaci cemetery in Sarajevo.
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