Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarians should choose to cherish, safeguard and defend the country’s freedom and independence, Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command Brigadier General Bozhidar Boykov said here on Tuesday.
Boykov spoke at a ceremonial military tattoo on Central Square in Plovdiv marking Bulgaria’s national holiday and the 148th anniversary of its liberation from Ottoman rule.
Boykov said the Treaty of San Stefano was signed on this day 148 years ago, restoring Bulgaria to the map of Europe as a free and independent state. He said the treaty would not have been possible without the April Uprising, the Batak massacre, and the battles of Pleven and Stara Zagora. Boykov added that it was achieved through the sacrifice of figures such as Vasil Levski, Hristo Botev, Georgi Benkovski, Todor Kableshkov and Panayot Volov, as well as thousands of known and unknown insurgents, volunteer fighters, teachers, priests, intellectuals and ordinary Bulgarians who gave their lives so future generations could live in a free and independent Bulgaria.
He added that Bulgaria honours those who understood more than 148 years ago that freedom is not granted, it must be fought for. Boykov said a person dies once in body and again when forgotten. He urged the descendants of those Bulgarians to remember their names, deeds and sacrifice and, like them, to stand firm in adversity and to cherish, safeguard and defend the country’s freedom and independence.
Plovdiv deputy mayors, borough mayors, municipal councillors and members of the public also attended. The heroes were honoured as participants knelt and observed a minute’s silence. Military units from the Plovdiv garrison took part in the ceremonial military tattoo. Joint Special Operations Command Commander Boykov Urges Defence of Freedom on Bulgarian National Day 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-03 20:07:00 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
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