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President Radev attends celebrations on occasion of day of Bulgarian paratroopers

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Bulgaria marks the 76th anniversary of its paratroop forces established in 1943 by decree of King Boris III as part of this country’s Air Forces. By decision of Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense, Bulgaria has been officially celebrating the day of paratroop forces since 1994. 

On this occasion, Bulgaria’s President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of this country’s Armed Forces Rumen Radev greeted the guard of honor of the Bulgarian paratroopers. Together with this country’s Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov, Bulgaria’s head of state paid tribute to the fallen paratroopers before a memorial plaque in Sofia. 




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