Balgarianovinite.com A national commemorative assembly dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the April Uprising took place at Prof. Marin Drinov Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) on Monday. The event was held under the patronage of President Iliana Iotova.
Before the ceremony at the BAS building, Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil officiated a memorial service for the victims – priests and laypeople – at Sofia’s St Alexander Nevsky Memorial Cathedral. The service was attended by the head of State, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov, BAS President Evelina Slavcheva, Bulgarian National Radio Director General Milen Mitev, representatives of political parties, the academic community, and public figures.
BAS President Evelina Slavcheva opened the national commemorative assembly. The April Uprising of 1876 marked the decisive beginning of the Bulgarian national revolution and should be firmly established in global historiography as such, she said. Slavcheva emphasized the responsibility of the Academy as the oldest institution of modern Bulgaria to safeguard national memory.
President Iliana Iotova said that the April Uprising carried the light of the National Revival into statehood, will, choice, and longed-for self-sacrifice, rather than hopeless despair. “And today, the rebellious spirit of that cause, eternally seeking freedom and justice, is alive,” she added. Iotova explained that the commemorative assembly was being held specifically at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences because rebellion and awakening stem from knowledge.
Patriarch Daniil said that the uprising gave birth to heroism, great deeds and unparalleled courage, but also martyrdom for faith. He added that the events of April 1876, the heroism and tragedy of the ancestors who rose up for their freedom, were the culmination of the Bulgarian spiritual and national revival that had begun long before, in which the Bulgarian people were led and guided by their Orthodox Church.
Sofia University Rector Georgi Valchev thanked local authorities nationwide, the school system and the teachers who have managed to engage students in the anniversary celebrations. He noted the role of the media, particularly the public service broadcasters, among them the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) which co-organized a series of conferences in the four former capitals of the districts of the April Uprising. National Commemorative Assembly Marks 150th Anniversary of April Uprising’s Outbreak 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-27 13:07:00 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