1371
September 26
The joined forces of Ivan Uglesha and Vulkashin were defeated by the Ottoman army in a battle near the Maritza river.
1396
September 25
French and Hungarian crusaders were defeated by the Ottoman army on the Danube near the Bulgarian town of Nikopol (Nicopolis).
1837
July 18
Born Vasil Kunchev ("Levski"), a prominent figure in the Bulgarian anti-Ottoman movement.
1850
June 27
Born Ivan Vazov, Bulgarian poet/novelist/playwright.
1861
February 26
Ferdinand I, first king of modern Bulgaria, was born.
1876
May 20
Khristo Botev, famous Bulgarian poet, died.
1877
April 24
Russia declared a war on Turkey, leading eventually to the liberation of Bulgaria and the independence of the Principality of Serbia.
1878
March 03
The 1877-1878 war of Russia against the Ottoman Empire ended with a Treaty signed at San Stephano, recognizing the independence of Serbia, Montenegro and Romania and providing for the establishment of a Bulgarian state. Bulgaria celebrates this day as Liberation Day.
1879
February 10
The Constituent Assembly of Bulgaria opened in Veliko Turnovo to prepare a Constitution for the newly-liberated Bulgaria.
1879
April 16
The first Constitution of the Principality of Bulgaria ("the Turnovo Constiitution", named after the mediaeval capital of Bulgaria) was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of the newly liberated country.
1879
April 17
The young german prince Alexander Battenberg was elected Prince of the Principality of Bulgaria under the name Alexander I.
1879
July 05
Todor Burmov (a Conservative) was appointed the first Prime Minister of Bulgaria by decree of Prince Alexander I.
1879
December 06
Mitropolitan Kliment became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1880
April 05
Dragan Kiriakov Tsankov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1880
December 10
Petko Karavelov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1881
April 27
Prince Alexander I of Bulgaria overthrew the government, suspended the Constitution and introduced a personal "regime of emergency powers".
1882
July 05
Leonid Sobolev became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1883
September 19
Dragan Kiriakov Tsankov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1884
July 11
Petko Karavelov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1885
September 06
The Principality of Bulgaria united with the hitherto autonomous turkish province of Eastern Rumelia.
1886
August 21
Kliment became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1886
August 24
Petko Karavelov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1886
August 28
Vasil Radoslavov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1887
July 07
Ferdinand Saxe-Coburg-Gotta became prince of Bulgaria.
1887
July 10
Konstantin Stoilov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1887
September 01
Stefan Stambolov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1894
May 31
Konstantin Stoilov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1895
July 06
Stefan Stambolov, former Bulgarian prime minister, was assassinated in Sofia less than 2 months after leaving the premiership.
1899
January 30
Dimitur Panayotov Grekov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1899
October 13
Todor Ivanchov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1901
January 25
Racho Petrov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1901
March 05
Petko Karavelov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1902
January 04
Stoyan Petrov Danev became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1903
May 19
Racho Petrov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1904
April 04
An eartquake in the Kresna valley on the Struma River resulted in ca. 200 people dead.
1906
November 05
Dimitur Petkov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1907
February 26
Dimiter Petkov, Bulgarian prime minister, was assasinated in Sofia.
1907
March 12
Dimitur Stanchov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1907
March 16
Petur Todorov Gudev became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1908
January 29
Aleksandur Malinov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1908
September 22
Bulgaria declared independence from Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
1911
March 29
Ivan Evstratiev Geshov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1912
May 29
Bulgaria and Greece signed in Sofia a treaty, forming an alliance.
1913
March 26
The Bulgarian army took Adrianople in the first Balkan War.
1913
June 14
Stoyan Petrov Danev became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1913
July 17
Vasil Radoslavov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1913
August 10
The Treaty of Bucharest was signed by the delegates of Bulgaria, Roumania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece, ending the Second Balkan War.
1913
September 21
Turkey and Bulgaria signed а peace treaty in Constantinople.
1916
September 01
Bulgaria declared war on Romania in World War I.
1918
June 21
Aleksandur Malinov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1918
September 29
An armistice was signed in Thessaloniki between representatives of Bulgaria and the Allies, thus ending the participation of Bulgaria in World War I
1918
October 04
Tzar Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdicated and was succeeded by his son Boris
1918
November 28
Teodor Teodorov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1919
October 07
Alexander Stamboliiski, leader of the Bulgarian Agrarian Union, became Prime Minister of Bulgaria (until June 9, 1923)
1920
December 16
Bulgaria became a member of the League of Nations.
1921
October 22
Aleksander Dimitrov, minister of Defence in the agrarian government of Aleksandeer Stamboliiski, was assassinated near Kyustendil.
1922
March 23
An agreement between Yugoslavia and Bulgaria was signed in the town of Nis, providing for a better border control.
1922
November 08
Alexander Stamboliysky, premier of Bulgaria, visited Belgrade and met N. Pasic.
1923
Jun 09
Aleksandеr Tsankov became prime-minister of Bulgaria after a coup replaced Alexander Stamboliysky.
1925
April 16
150 people were killed in a bomb blast in a Sofia cathedral aimed at assassinating Bulgarian king Boris.
1925
October 18
A Treaty of Friendship was signed between Turkey and Bulgaria in Ankara.
1926
January 04
Andrey Lyapchev became Prime Minister of Bulgaria in a coalition formed by the Democratic Alliance and the National-Liberal Party (until 1931).
1928
July 07
Bulgarian general Aleksander Protogerov was assasinated in Sofia by members of a rival VMRO-faction.
1931
Jun 29
Aleksander Malinov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1931
October 12
Nikola Mushanov became Prime Minister of Bulgaria (until 1934).
1933
October 30
Bulgarian king Boris III and Romanian king Carol met on the border berween the two countires on the river Danube.
1933
September 18
On his trip to Europe Bulgarian king Boris III met with the Yugoslav king Alexander at the Belgrade railway station.
1934
May 19
After a coup d'etat by army officers in Bulgaria was installed a government lead by Kimon Georgiev.
1935
January 22
Petur Ivanov Zlatev became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1935
April 21
In Bulgaria King Boris III installed a government headed by Andrey Toshev.
1935
June 13
Born Christo [Hristo Yavashev], famous Bulgarian artist and wrapper.
1935
November 23
Georgy Kyoseivanov was elected Prime Minister of Bulgaria (and remained on this post until February 16, 1940).
1937
January 24
Bulgaria and Yugoslavia signed a Treaty "on good neighbourly relations and permanent friendship".
1938
July 31
The "Balkan entente" (Greece, Rumania, Turkey, Yugoslavia) signed with Bulgaria a treaty of nonaggression.
1940
February 16
Bogdan Filov became Prime Minister of Bulgaria (until 1943).
1940
November 17
On a visit to Germany King Boris of Bulgaria meets Hitler.
1940
September 07
Bulgarian-Romanian agreement ceding Southern Dobrudja to Bulgaria was signed at Craiova (Romania).
1941
February 17
Turkey and Bulgaria signed a nonaggression pact.
1941
March 01
Bulgaria joined the Axis (the Anti-Comintern pact, uniting Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Manchukuo and joined later by Croatia and Romania).
1941
March 06
Britain severed diplomatic relations with Bulgaria because the latter had adhered to the Axis pact.
1941
April 19
Germany allowed Bulgarian troops to move into Macedonia and Aegean Thrace.
1941
July 31
Bulgaria incorporated into her territory parts of Yugoslavia.
1941
December 13
Bulgaria declared war on the United States and UK.
1942
June 05
United States declared war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Rumania.
1943
March 17
Dimitar Peshev, deputy chairman of the Bulgarian National Assembly, initiated a petition (signed by 43 government MPs) to avert the proposed deportation of the Bulgarian Jews to Nazi Germany.
1943
August 28
Bulgarian King Boris died in Sofia.
1943
September 09
Petur Dimitrov Gabrovski became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1943
September 14
Dobri Bozhilov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1944
March 30
British and US aircraft heavily bombed Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
1944
June 01
Ivan Ivanov Bagrianov became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1944
September 02
Konstantin Vladov Muraviev became prime-minister of Bulgaria.
1944
September 8
The Soviet army crossed the Bulgaro-Romanian border and rapidly advanced into the interior of Bulgaria
1944
September 09
Sofia was invaded by communist guerilla units, who occupied the most important ministries and arrested the Council of Regency. A new government of the Fatherland Front was formed, with Kimon Georgiev as prime-minister.
1944
October 28
The USA, UK and USSR signed in Moscow Armistice Agreement with Bulgaria.
1945
November 05
After 22 years in exile, Bulgarian communist leader Georgi Dimitrov returned to Bulgaria.
1946
September 08
A referendum in Bulgaria overthrew the monarchy and Bulgaria was proclaimed a "People's Republic".
1947
February 10
The USA, UK and USSR signed in Paris a peace treaty with Romania and Bulgaria.
1947
March 10
Bulgaria replaced its old currency with a new one in an attempt to boost post-war recovery.
1947
October 02
Bulgaria and the USA reestablished diplomatic relations.
1947
November 27
Yugoslavia and Bulgaria signed a Treaty of friendship, mutual assistance and post-war co-operation.
1947
December 04
The Grand National Assembly of Bulgaria adopted a new Constitution.
1948
December 16
Bulgaria and Albania signed a Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.
1948
January 16
Romania and Bulgaria signed in Bucharest a Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.
1949
December 17
Traicho Kostov, former Communist minister of economy and finance, was executed on charges of anti-state conspiracy and high treason.
1949
July 02
Death of Georgi Dimitrov, premier of Bulgaria in November 1946- July 1949.
1950
February 03
Bulgarian Communist leader Vulko Chervenkov became also Prime Minister.
1952
May 12
Bulgaria introduced a new currency, the population got 4 of the new levs for every 100 of the old ones.
1953
May 10
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church regained its status of a Patriarchy. Kiril, metropolitan of Plovdiv, became Patriarch of Bulgaria.
1954
May 22
Bulgaria and Greece re-established diplomatic relations.
1954
June 20
The first bridge over the Danube river between Romania and Bulgaria started to function.
1955
December 14
Bulgaria and Romania became members of the UN.
1956
April 16
Bulgaria's communist prime minister Vulko Chervenkov was ousted on accusations of resorting to "Stalinist practices".
1956
May 17
Bulgaria became a member of UNESCO.
1959
March 24
USA and Bulgaria re-established diplomatic relations.
1962
November 19
Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian communist party leader, became also Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
1963
January 25
Bulgarian communist leader Zhivkov visited Yugoslavia and talked with Tito.
1964
July 09
Greece and Bulgaria signed a Treaty for the Normalization of Relations in the filed of business, culture and science.
1964
July 09
Greece and Bulgaria signed a Treaty for the Normalization of Relations in the filed of business, culture and science.
1965
September 22
Yugoslav leader Tito visited Bulgaria.
1966
March 12
Todor Zhivkov, leader of the Bulgarian Communist Party, became also Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
1971
July 07
Todor Zhivkov was elected President of the newly-established State Council of Bulgaria.
1971
July 09
Stanko Todorov became Prime Minister of Bulgaria (in office until 1981)
1971
May 16
A new Constitution of Bulgaria was adopted.
1974
September 04
The Nuclear Power Plant at Kozloduy (Bulgaria) started to operate.
1981
July 21
Lyudmila Zhivkova, an influential intellectual and daughter of Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov, died.
1982
February 24
Kenan Evren, President of Turkey, visited Bulgaria.
1988
August 02
An airplane "Yak-40" flying from Sofia to Varna crashed, killing 27 and injuring 10 people.
1989
November 10
Todor Zhivkov, communist leader of Bulgaria since 1956, resigned.
1990
February 03
Andrey Lukanov became Prime Minister of Bulgaria (resigns in November 1990).
1990
April 03
Petar Mladenov was elected President by the National Asembly of Bulgaria
1990
June 10
Bulgaria's former Communist Party (transformed into Bulgarian Socialist Party) won the country's first free elections in more than four decades.
1990
July 06
Petar Mladenov, President of Bulgaria since April 1990, announced his resignation.
1990
August 01
Zhelyu Zhelev, hitherto leader of the oppositional Union of Democratic Forces, was elected President of Bulgaria by the Parliament.
1990
November 29
Andrey Lukanov, Bulgarian prime minister since February 1990, resigned.
1991
January 19
Zhelyu Zhelev continues to serve as President of Bulgaria after winning at the second round of Presidential elections
1991
July 12
Bulgaria's Great National Asembly adopted a new Constitution.
1991
October 13
In early elections for a new National Assembly in Bulgaria the Union of Democratic Forces (SDS) wins more votes than the other parties and forms a Government, supported by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms.
1991
November 08
Filip Dimitrov (SDS) was elected Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
1992
January 15
Bulgaria recognized the Republic of Macedonia.
1992
May 05
Bulgaria was granted membership in the European Council as its 27th member.
1992
14 май
България започва преговори с Европейския съюз (ЕС) за сключване на Европейско споразумение за асоцииране (ЕСА).
1992
July 07
Bulgarian MP and former premier Andrey Lukanov was arrested on charges of embezzlement during his years in power.
1992
September 04
Former Bulgarian Communist leader Todor Zhivkov was sentenced to seven years in prison for crimes committed during his 35 years in power.
1992
December 30
A government lead by Lyuben Berov was formed in Bulgaria, supported by BSP, DPS and individual deputies from the SDS.
1993
March 08
Bulgaria signed an Association agreement with the European Community
1994
February 14
Zhelyu Zhelev, President of Bulgaria, visited NATO Headquarters and signed the "Partnership for Peace" Framework Document.
1994
September 02
Bulgarian prime minister Lyuben Berov resigned and president Zhelev installed a care-taker government lead by Reneta Indzhova.
1994
26-29 October
NATO Admiral Smith visited Albania, Bulgaria and Romania.
1994
December 18
Elections for Parliament in Bulgaria give the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
1995
January 25
Zhan Videnov (BSP chairman) was elected Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
1995
June 7-13
NATO Exercise "Cooperative Rescue ‘95" was conducted in Bulgarian and Romanian territorial waters, with participation of 4 NATO and 2 Partner countries.
1995
September 11-16
NATO Exercise "Cooperative Partner'95" was conducted in Bulgarian territorial waters, with participation of 5 NATO and 3 Partner 09 countries.
1996
May 2-3
Visit to Bulgaria of NATO Secretary General Havier Solana
1996
May 25
After 50 years of exile, deposed King Simeon II visited Bulgaria.
1996
July 04-12
PfP Exercise "Cooperative Determination ‘96" was conducted in Bulgaria, with 4 NATO and 4 Partner nations.
1996
October 02
Andrey Lukanov, former Bulgarian Prime Minister (BSP), was assasinated in Sofia.
1996
November 03
Petar Stoyanov (SDS) was elected president of Bulgaria after winning in the second round of presidential elections against Ivan Marazov (BSP)
1996
December 21
Zhan Videnov, Bulgarian prime minister and leader of BSP resigned from both posts.
1997
January 22
Petar Stoyanov was sworn in as President of Bulgaria.
1997
February 12
Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov installed a care-taker government lead by Stefan Sofiyanski to govern the country until the forthcoming early elections.
1997
17 March
The government of Bulgaria adopted a National program for preparation and accession of Bulgaria to North Atlantic Alliance.
1997
April 19
Elections for Parliament in Bulgaria give the ODS (an alliance of SDS, Agrarian Party, Democratic Party) an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
1997
May 21
Ivan Kostov (SDS) became Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997-2001).
1997
July 01
A currency board system was introduced in Bulgaria, with the Bulgarian Lev pegged to the DM.
1997
October 03
Bulgaria hosted the South-Eastern Defense Ministerial meeting - a meeting of the ministers of defense of NATO countries and PfP countries from South Eastern Europe.
1998
April 2-3
Visit to Bulgaria of NATO Secretary General Havier Solana.
1998
August 05
Todor Zhivkov, communist leader of Bulgaria in 1956-1989, died.
1999
February 22
The Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and FYROM, Ivan Kostov and Ljubco Georgievski, signed a joint declaration designed to improve relations between the two countries.
1999
April 24
A Bulgarian delegation headed by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Petar Stoyanov participated in the summit meeting of NATO in Washington.
1999
July 08
Visit to Bulgaria of NATO Secretary General Havier Solana.
1999
November 22
US President Bill Clinton visited Bulgaria.
1999
December 20
In SHAPE, NATO's principal headquarters in Brussels, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Ivan Kostov met with the new Secretary General of NATO, Lord George Robertson.
2000
February 9-10
The newly elected Secretary General of NATO lord George Robertson visited Bulgaria.
2000
March 13-14
The Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe general Wesley Clarke visited Bulgaria.
2000
June 22
Visit to Bulgaria of the new commander of the forces of NATO in Europe general Joseph Ralston
2000
October 12-13
First meeting of the ministers of defense of the aspirant countries took place in Sofia with the participation of the newly accepted NATO member countries Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary, of Lord George Robertson and the deputy Secretary General on NATO for defense planning and operations Edgar Buckley.
2001
January 23
Admiral James Ellis, Allied Commander of NATO for Southern Europe, Visited Bulgaria.
2001
June 09
The Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Europe general Joseph Ralston Visited Bulgaria.
2001
September 11 - 21
NaTO Exercise "Cooperative Key" took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria with forces from 9 NATO nations and 18 Partnership for Peace nations.
2002
March 18
General Joseph Ralston, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, during his visit to Bulgaria assured the leadership of the Ministry of Defense that he will continue insisting on Bulgaria being invited for membership in the Alliance in the autumn of the current year
2002
April 9-14
The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Nikolay Svinarov, and the Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian army, General Miho Mihov, visited Canada and the USA
2002
November 22
In Prague a NATO Summit invited Bulgaria to become a NATO member
2003: October 1 - 3
The Minister of Defense Nikolay Svinarov and the Chief of the General Staff of Bulgarian Armed Forces General Nikola Kolev visited Iraq and the Bulgarian military contingent in Karbala.
2003:
December 27
In Karbala (Iraq) three in a row, related attacks against the coalition forces in the area of responsibility of the multinational division under the Polish command were made. The building of the HQ of the Bulgarian battalion there was destroyed. Four Bulgarian soldiers died during the atack. |
