Hristo Botev (Bulgarian: Христо Ботев, ), born Hristo Botyov Petkov (Христо Ботьов Петков; 6 January 1848 [O.S. 25 December 1847] – 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1876), was a Bulgarian revolutionary and poet. Botev is widely considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and national hero.
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6 January 1848 Kalofer, Bulgaria
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Died |
2 June 1876 (aged 28) near Vola Peak, Vratsa Mountains (part of the western Balkan mountain range), Ottoman Bulgaria
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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