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Dresden (dpa / sn) - On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Mozambican Jorge Gomondai, who was killed by racist violence, Dresden's mayor Detlef Sittel laid a wreath at the scene of the crime on Tuesday.
"It is important to keep the memory of Jorge Gomondai alive and thus to set a clear sign of solidarity with those affected by racism and racist violence," said the CDU politician, according to a statement from the city.
Due to the current pandemic, the public memorial rally planned by the Dresden Foreigners Council at Jorge-Gomondai-Platz at the end of this year's International Weeks against Racism had to be canceled.
According to the city, flowers could be placed on the memorial stone at any time and individually.
Born in Mozambique, Gomondai came to the GDR in 1981 as a contract worker.
He died on April 6, 1991 at the age of 28 as a result of a racist assault.
On the night of Easter Sunday he was harassed, molested and insulted with racist remarks in a tram by a group of young people.
In the early hours of the morning a tram driver found him lying next to the tracks covered in blood; a few days later he died of the consequences of his severe head injuries.
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In 1993 a memorial stone was inaugurated at the crime scene, since March 30, 2007 the place has been called Jorge-Gomondai-Platz.
According to the city, it was the first time nationwide that a square was named after a victim of racist violence.
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