A memorial stone commemorating the barricades of 1991
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![1991. gada barikāžu atceres piemiņas akmens Rīgas ielā Valmierā. Avots: Valmiera [ilustrēts izdevums], izdevusi apgāds Jumava, 2008. - 87.lpp. Autors Nils Smelteris.](/g/Poi/00540/Dzelzcela-tilts-Valmiera_1922g2.jpg?size=800)
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The first commemorative sign in Latvia commemorating the time of the 1991 barricades was made by Jānis Sprudzāns from Valmieri in the individual enterprise of granite products, the base was created by SIA "Grods". The author of the idea of the memorial was Valmiera police major Aleksandrs Melngārs (1954-2014), who led a group of Valmiera militiamen during the events of January 1991 in Riga. The sketches and design of the memorial sign were created by Dainis Saulītis. Opened on January 24, 2002. Initially, the memorial was placed on the corner of Rīgas and Grants streets on the land of a private owner, later in 2010 it was moved to the opposite building of the Vidzeme regional administration of the State Police.
Used sources and references:
Deer A. A memorial sign. Liesma [newspaper] – No. 14, 2002. 25.01. – page 1
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