Bulgaria Marks 168th Anniversary of National Hero Birth

Society | July 18, 2005, Monday // 00:00
Bulgaria Marks 168th Anniversary of National Hero Birth Hundreds of Sofia citizens laid wreaths and flowers at Vassil Levski monument to mark the 168th anniversary the birth of the Apostle of freedom. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia News Agency)

Bulgaria celebrated Monday the 168th birth anniversary of Vassil Levski, the Apostle of Freedom.

Parliamentary Spokesman Georgi Pirinski attended the ceremonial celebrations in Karlovo, Levski's native town.

Called the Apostle of Freedom by the Bulgarian people, Vassil Levski set up a revolutionary network all over Bulgaria.

He established numerous revolutionary committees and started preparing the people for a general uprising. Betrayed by a traitor, he was captured by the Turks in late 1872 and was executed after a trial on 19 February 1873 as the Turks feared strong public resentment.

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