site.btaPM Zhelyazkov: Botev Is Not Just Name in Textbooks but Symbol of Unwavering Will

In a Facebook post on the occasion of June 2, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said: "Today is the day when history is not just remembered - it speaks. Hristo Botev is not just a name in the textbooks, but a symbol of the unwavering will that each of us carries." On June 2, Bulgaria marks the Day of Hristo Botev and Those Fallen for the Freedom and the Independence of Bulgaria. 

"He, as well as all those who gave their lives for Bulgaria, left us a legacy that obliges us - not only to remember, but also to continue their cause," the Prime Minister said. 

He laid flowers at the monument to revolutionary and poet Hristo Botev in Sofia.

Earlier on Monday, sirens wailed for two minutes, people and vehicles across the country stood still in a sign of respect for Bulgaria's freedom fighters. This is how Bulgaria traditionally marks the Day of Hristo Botev and Those Fallen for the Freedom and the Independence of Bulgaria.