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Memorial service commemorating 100th anniversary of death of Bulgarian revolutionary Raina Knyaginya to be held in Panaguyrishte

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A memorial service commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of famous Bulgarian revolutionary Raina Knyaginya will be held in her native town of Panaguyrishte on Saturday (July 29). Rayna Knyaginya is popular for having sewn the flag of the April Uprising in 1876. The memorial service will be held at Saint George church where Rayna Knyaginya’s father priest Georgi Futekov used to work. Flowers and wreaths will be laid to Rayna Knyaginya’s grave in her native house.





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