A commemorative ceremony on the occasion of the 152nd anniversary of the hanging of Vasil Levski will also be organized in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. This was announced to BTA by the Bulgarian mission in the South American country. At 10:00 a.m. local time, flowers will be laid at the bust-monument of Vasil Levski at the Barrancas de Belgrano square in the Belgrano district, Buenos Aires.

And yesterday, the Bulgarian community in Chicago paid tribute to the life and work of the Apostle of Bulgarian freedom. Wreaths and flowers were laid in front of the monument to Vasil Levski and a funeral service was held at the Bulgarian Orthodox Church "St. Sophia". After the service, history teacher Stoyan Dechev gave a lecture on the life and work of the Apostle, at which those present were once again convinced of the intransience of the ideals bequeathed to us by the hero, informed us the Consul General of Bulgaria in Chicago Svetoslav Stankov.

"Today, when we bow down to the memory of the Apostle of Freedom, we remember that he bequeathed to us not only the dream of a free Bulgaria, but also the example of selfless service to the homeland", said our Consul General in Chicago Svetoslav Stankov in his speech. "His life, work and self-sacrifice are a corrective to everything petty and debased, they remind us that the strength of a people lies in the memory of its heroes, but also in the will for unity and the preserved moral foundations of its society. Today we bow down again to the memory of Vasil Levski - the hero who makes us proud of our Bulgarian identity and is one of the most categorical proofs that we did not receive our freedom for nothing. Let us continue to preserve the memory of him, let us pass on this honor to our children and continue to build Bulgaria as Levski saw it in his dreams".