14.02.2019.
Gun salute on the occasion of Statehood Day
On the occasion of marking 15th February – the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia, a gun salute was fired with 10 volleys from six artillery weapons, on Kalemegdan, today, in line with the order issued by the President of the Republic and Supreme Commander of the Serbian Armed Forces Aleksandar Vučić.
The gun salute, carried out by Guard Battalion of the Serbian Armed Forces, was attended by Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin and Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Milan Mojsilović, as well as numerous citizens.
The gun salute was preceded by the performance of the Representative Guard Orchestra marching past from the Square of the Republic, through Knez Mihailova street to Kalemegdan.
Serbia observes the Statehood Day on the great Christian holiday of Candlemas, thus marking the anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising led by warlord Karađorđe. On the same day in 1835, the first Constitution of the Serbian Principality was passed, also known as Candlemas Constitution, which defined Serbia as an independent principality divided into shires, cantons and municipalities.
