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Bulgaria marks 144th anniversary of Shipka Epopee

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Today, at Shipka Peak in Stara Planina, celebrations on the occasion of the 144th anniversary of the Shipka Epopee take place. Bulgarian President and Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Armed Forces Rumen Radev welcomes the National Military Guard.

A prayer in memory of the Bulgarian volunteers and foreign soldiers who died for the Liberation of Bulgaria will be served by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.




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