President: Let's Be Proud of Ancestors Who Showed Us Way

Bratislava, 7 June (TASR) - Slovaks should be proud of their ancestors, who showed them the way, and of the fact that they continue to follow that path, President Peter Pellegrini has posted on social media on the occasion of the 165th anniversary of adoption of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation. "Today, our forebears' desires and wishes have been fulfilled in many ways. Slovaks are free to decide their own future in a sovereign state of their own," wrote the president. "It was a fundamental programme document in which they set out their political and cultural objectives. They knew that the language, education and culture would be crucial to the nation's future," stressed the head of state. The Memorandum of the Slovak Nation is regarded as one of the key documents of the national emancipation process of forming the modern Slovak nation. Sunday marked 165 years since its final wording was adopted. Under the law adopted on 20 October 1993, MPs decided that 7 June will be a commemorative day in Slovakia, known as the Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation. ko