site.btaVP Iotova, Montenegro President Milatovic to Inaugurate Street Named After Dr Petar Orahovatz

Vice President Iliana Iotova and President of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic will inaugurate a street named after doctor and politician Petar Orahovatz, the presidential press secretariat reported on Thursday. The inauguration will take place here in front of the building of the Honorary Consulate of Montenegro later Thursday.

Orahovatz's biography is linked to Bulgaria and in particular to Lovech where he settled in 1884. During his stay, the doctor made a great contribution to the development of healthcare in Bulgaria. In 1892, he participated in the foundation of the local hospital. Two years later, he and Dr Stefan Vatev began publishing Medicine, the first monthly scientific medical journal in Bulgaria.

Orahovatz was among the founders and leaders of the Bulgarian Medical Association, one of the initiators of the military disability movement, a member of three parliaments, and Chair of the National Assembly.

The street will be renamed from Veliko Tarnovo to Dr Petar Orahovatz at the suggestion of the Honorary Consul of Montenegro in Bulgaria Petar Samarov.