Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria marks 120th anniversary of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising

Photo: library

A solemn ceremony on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the start of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising of 1903 will be held tonight in Sofia.

The uprising was a climax in the struggle for the liberation of the Bulgarians from the regions of Macedonia and Edirne Thrace. The ceremony will take place in front of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia at 9:00 p.m.

The President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Rumen Radev, will greet the honorary rank of the National Guard Unit. The Guard's representative brass band will also take part in the ceremony.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Sunny 24 May, with occasional showers and thunderstorms

Clouds will break and decrease overnight, except in eastern Bulgaria. Light to moderate winds will blow from west-northwest.  On Friday, 24 May, the weather will be mostly sunny before noon . Cumulus clouds will cover the skies over mountainous..

published on 5/23/24 7:05 PM
Gordana Siljanovska (L) and Rumen Radev (R)

Rumen Radev: North Macedonia should indicate its desire to be part of united Europe

''My message to the President of the Republic of North Macedonia is that Bulgaria expects a prompt change of rhetoric and an end to hate speech", President Rumen Radev told journalists in Rome. "The Republic of North Macedonia must demonstrate that..

published on 5/23/24 6:06 PM

A protest against the lawlessness on the roads held in Sofia

The association "Angels on the Road", uniting families who lost their loved ones in road traffic accidents, held a motorcade and a pedestrian march in Sofia under the slogan "STOP lawlessness on the roads". They were supported by a number of NGOs...

published on 5/23/24 5:08 PM