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Bulgaria Commemorates Poet and Revolutionary
Hristo Botev and
Heroеs of Its Freedom


Sofia, June 2 (BTA) - On June 2, Bulgaria honours poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev and all who have died for this country's freedom and independence. On this day, wailing sirens sound at noon for two minutes and all pedestrians and vehicles stand still to pay tribute to the heros.

The day marks the anniversary of Botev's heroic death after a battle with regular Ottoman troops and irregular bashi-bazouk bands at the foot of Okolchitsa Peak (Western Balkan Range) on May 20, 1876.

Botev (1848-1876), a poet, journalist and freedom fighter, led a detachment of armed volunteers from Romania into Bulgaria after the April Uprising against Ottoman rule broke out in 1876.

The day is observed nationwide with various events.