On 10 November, 1989, one day after the fall of the Berlin wall, during the November plenum of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party, long-standing communist leader Todor Zhivkov was relieved of the post of secretary general of the communist party.
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This date is regarded as the start of the Bulgarian transition to democracy and market economy. Todor Zhivkov was brought down by Petar Mladenov, member of the Politburo, and Andrey Lukanov, candidate member of the Politburo of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
The second annual Bean and Sausage Festival promises to be an unforgettable celebration of flavour and folklore in Zhitnitsa , a village in southern Bulgaria. On 7 September, the grounds of the local equestrian centre will host food lovers keen..
From today until September 12, NATO and Bulgaria will hold one of the world’s largest and most complex emergency management exercises — BULGARIA 2025, the Ministry of Interior announced. It will be hosted by the Professional Training Centre for first..
NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Šekerinska arrives in Bulgaria today for a two-day visit, according to a NATO press statement. The Deputy Secretary General will have a number of bilateral engagements. While in Bulgaria, Ms Shekerinska will..
Firefighting teams, workers from the Rila Monastery Nature Park and volunteers joined efforts to extinguish a fire that broke out yesterday afternoon in..
During the night, the weather will remain mostly clear with scattered high clouds. After midnight, low clouds or fog are expected to form over the far..
Bulgaria will begin checks after Oct. 1 to ensure all government IT systems are ready to operate with the euro , e-Government Minister Valentin Mundrov..
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