May 2 marked the 80th anniversary of the birth Sergei Platonovich Dbar - a prominent statesman, legendary military leader and commander, Vice Speaker of the People's Assembly - Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia, Hero of Abkhazia, recipient of the Order of Akhdz-Apsha, I degree and the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", III degree, Lieutenant General, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Republic Abkhazia during the Patriotic War of the People of Abkhazia 1992-1993.
Commemorative events dedicated to the anniversary date are being held in Abkhazia today.
Relatives, colleagues, President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba, Vice President Beslan Bigvava, Prime Minister Vladimir Delba, members of Parliament, government officials, veterans of the Patriotic War of the people of Abkhazia, volunteers, military personnel and members of the public took part in the solemn ceremony of flower-laying ceremony at the bust of Sergei Dbar in Glory Park.