A monument to Captain Petko Voyvoda was unveiled in Sofia’s Boris Garden on occasion of the 175th birth anniversary of the Bulgarian revolutionary who fought against the ottomans in the Rhodopes and Aegean Thrace. The voivode participated at the Russo-Turkish War of 1878 as part of a detachment consisting of 3,000 Bulgarians. After Bulgaria’s liberation, Petko Voyvoda received order for bravery from Russian Emperor Alexander ІІ.
There are many pillars of Bulgaria’s national dignity in the whole thirteen-century history of this country, but Captain Petko Voyvoda is one of the most significant figures who captivated the hearts of many Bulgarian generations with his bravery, honor and dedication. His irresistible pursuit of freedom and human dignity knew no boundaries. In times of slavery and days of freedom he stood in protection of the deprived and the oppressed, Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev pointed out during the opening of the monument.
Monuments to the glorious Bulgarian voivode exist in several other countries. The Janiculum in Rome, Ukraine’s capital Kiev, his native village of Doğanhisar (present-day Aisymi in Greece) and Kapitan Petko Voivoda checkpoint at the Bulgaria-Greece border, are some of the places where people can pay tribute to the deed of Captain Petko Voyvoda.
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