On March 3rd, Bulgaria celebrates its National Holiday marking the 132nd anniversary of the country's Liberation from five centuries of Ottoman dominance. A solemn ceremony, including the hoisting of the national flag in front of the Unknown Soldier Monument in Sofia, was held at 11 am.
The 132nd anniversary of Bulgaria's Liberation will be honored with traditional ceremonies throughout the country, particularly in towns and cities boasting victorious battles of Russian and Bulgarian soldiers in the 1877-1878 Liberation War. This year ceremonies will be held in Pleven, Gabrovo, Sevlievo, Dryanovo, Tryavna, Karlovo, Sliven, Plovdiv, Smolyan, Chepelare, Hisar, Nova Zagora, Straldzha, Tundzha, Pernik, and Varna
March 3 was honoured for the first time in 1880, on the occasion of the Enthronement of Russian Emperor, Alexander the Second. Since 1888, March 3 has become Bulgaria's Day of Liberation, but it was not declared a National Holiday until 1978.
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, known in Bulgaria as the Liberation War, started in the spring of 1877. Russia was moved to declare war on the Ottoman Turkish Empire after the atrocities against the Bulgarian population during the April uprising of 1876, which were made known to the world by Januarius MacGahan an Irish-American war correspondent writing for the New York Herald and the London Daily News.
Some 66000 Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Finnish, and Romanian soldiers were killed and about 140000 were wounded on the Russian side of the war. About 30000 Bulgarians were slaughtered by Ottoman troops and irregulars during the fighting. On 3 March 1878, in San Stefano, a tiny town near Istanbul, a peace Tteaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was signed, bringing Bulgaria back to the political map. This marked the revival of the Bulgarian State, which had been dominated by Ottoman rule since the end of the 14th century.
That's why Bulgaria celebrates the day of the Peace Treaty of San Stefano as their day of National Liberation
The 132nd anniversary of Bulgaria's Liberation will be honored with traditional ceremonies throughout the country, particularly in towns and cities boasting victorious battles of Russian and Bulgarian soldiers in the 1877-1878 Liberation War. This year ceremonies will be held in Pleven, Gabrovo, Sevlievo, Dryanovo, Tryavna, Karlovo, Sliven, Plovdiv, Smolyan, Chepelare, Hisar, Nova Zagora, Straldzha, Tundzha, Pernik, and Varna
March 3 was honoured for the first time in 1880, on the occasion of the Enthronement of Russian Emperor, Alexander the Second. Since 1888, March 3 has become Bulgaria's Day of Liberation, but it was not declared a National Holiday until 1978.
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, known in Bulgaria as the Liberation War, started in the spring of 1877. Russia was moved to declare war on the Ottoman Turkish Empire after the atrocities against the Bulgarian population during the April uprising of 1876, which were made known to the world by Januarius MacGahan an Irish-American war correspondent writing for the New York Herald and the London Daily News.
Some 66000 Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Finnish, and Romanian soldiers were killed and about 140000 were wounded on the Russian side of the war. About 30000 Bulgarians were slaughtered by Ottoman troops and irregulars during the fighting. On 3 March 1878, in San Stefano, a tiny town near Istanbul, a peace Tteaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was signed, bringing Bulgaria back to the political map. This marked the revival of the Bulgarian State, which had been dominated by Ottoman rule since the end of the 14th century.
That's why Bulgaria celebrates the day of the Peace Treaty of San Stefano as their day of National Liberation
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