Vasil Levski Memorial

Bulgaria / Sofijska oblast / Etropole / I-6
 memorial, 2007_construction
Vasil Levski (Bulgarian: Васил Левски, spelled in old Bulgarian orthography as Василъ Лѣвскій, pronounced [vɐˈsiɫ ˈlɛfski]), born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev (Васил Иванов Кунчев; 18 July 1837 – 18 February 1873), was a Bulgarian revolutionary who is, today, a national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. Levski founded the Internal Revolutionary Organisation, and sought to foment a nationwide uprising through a network of secret regional committees.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasil_Levski
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Coordinates:   42°42'10"N   23°55'30"E
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