Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991 in Latvia (2019)

The **Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991** in Latvia was observed on **January 20, 2019**, as *1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena*. This nationwide event honors those who resisted Soviet forces during Latvia’s struggle for independence in 1991. |*1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres diena* is the Latvian name for the day. |Yes, the commemoration took place across Latvia in 2019.