Hristo Botev (Bulgarian: Христо Ботев), also known as Khristo Botev, was a Bulgarian poet and revolutionary. He was born in Kalofer on January 6, 1848 to Botyo Petkov and Ivanka Boteva .

Botev died heroically on June 2, 1876 as a voevode of 200 rebels who had set out to die for the liberation of Bulgaria.

The inscription chiselled on the granite rock by which he was killed reads: "Your prophecy has come true - you live on!"

Nowadays, the air raid sirens throughout all Bulgaria are being switched on for a few minutes on every June 2, exactly at 12 o'clock. Bulgarians stand up to honour the ones who have fought and died for their country.

Hristo Botev's official website (Bulgarian)