National Day celebrations usually portray the solidarity, the unity the common destiny and above all, the pride of the people. The military is the symbol of the strength of the nation and its ability to defend the nation and its peoples. Which is why, worldwide, military parades are perceived as a gallant display of how much the security of the state can best be guaranteed. For the past 45 years therefore, this has seemingly been the spirit with which the nation has celebrated May 20, as the country’s national Day. Yet underneath this fanfare there have always been burbles by…
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