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Family of Sultan Papba was awarded a plaque from the National Association of Italian Partisans
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16.04.2015 14:50
Papba is the only citizen of Abkhazia who fought in Italy, this day is very important for us - authorized representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia in Italy Mauro Murgia.
Sukhum. April 16. Apsnypress. Presentation of commemorative award was held at the Park of Glory in Sukhum.
"April 25 is a big holiday in Italy - Day of Liberation from Fascism. I am very pleased that in this struggle for liberation attended by a representative of your people, glad that we share not only the cultural values of the Genoese period, but also events such as the Abkhazian part in our liberation movement", - said the director of the Department of Humanities of the University of Genoa, Professor Roberto Sinigaglia.
Plenipotentiary Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia in Italy Mauro Murgia said that five years ago when he first arrived in Abkhazia, he was told the story of Sultan Papba.
"There was not enough information, and we found the necessary documentation in Italian archives which confirmed his participation in the hostilities on the side of the Italian partisans in Genoa province Legurii in a legendary team Garibaldi. He is the only citizen of Abkhazia who fought in Italy and this day is very important for us. We have an idea to name a street in your town and in Italy by his name", - said Murgia.
The eldest daughter of Sultan Papba Tsitsina Papba shared memories about her father: "I was six years old when father went off to war. Later, we heard that he missed. Three years we did not know anything about his fate. In 1946 he returned. It was spring. I was at home with my younger sister and he knocked on the window. I immediately recognized him, joy knew no bounds".
Sultan Papba participated in the anti-fascist national liberation movement in Italy during the World War II. Plaque from the National Association of Italian Partisans is a symbol of the memory of the partisan Papba.
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