Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarians should strive to be worthy heirs of the ordinary people whom history turned into heroes, Panagyurishte Mayor Zhelyazko Gagov said at the national conference marking 150 years since the April Uprising, organized by Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) at the Panagyurishte History Museum.
Referring to the heroes of the April Uprising, Gagov said the anniversary should prompt reflection on unity and national pride.
He noted that the commemorations coincide with an election campaign, drawing a contrast between today’s political leaders and those of the past, adding that the comparison is “not in favour of our present day”.
According to him, the anniversary should be marked for two main reasons: to make it a truly national commemoration, as the uprising itself aspired to be, and to help people relive and understand history as a source of pride.
Gagov said Bulgarians suffer from a “deficit of pride” and the anniversary is an opportunity to recall the achievements of their ancestors, stressing that today’s generations share the same roots.
He drew a contrast between the young revolutionaries of 1876 and today’s youth, noting that while modern generations focus on social media, their predecessors at the same age were preparing for sacrifice and “choosing immortality”.
The mayor emphasized that the heroes of the April Uprising were not mythical figures but real people, and called for their legacy to be understood in human terms.
“They are us,” Gagov said, urging Bulgarians to live up to the example of those “ordinary people whom history made great”.
The conference is part of a series of discussions organized by BTA to mark the 150th anniversary of the uprising and is included in the initiative “14 Centuries of Bulgaria in Europe”, led by BTA, the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio. Panagyurishte Mayor Urges Bulgarians to Be Worthy Heirs of April Uprising Heroes 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-30 16:10:26 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law