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BNR: 80 years in 80 weeks

2015: Bulgarian National Radio - 80 years on

published on 12/30/15 3:05 PM

2013: Government in isolation

published on 12/19/15 9:00 AM

2012: Alexis Weissenberg – everything is sound

published on 12/12/15 8:25 AM

2001: The "royal" prime minister

The general elections in 2001 were a political watershed for Bulgaria. The victor, who put an end to the hitherto reigning bipolar model in the country’s most modern history, was the National Movement Simeon II, a party set up and..

published on 9/19/15 10:05 AM

2000: Nevena Kokanova - the first lady of Bulgarian cinema

Irina from Tobacco , Zhana from The Inspector and the Night , Lisa from The Peach Thief , Anna from Carambola , Tinka from The Boy Goes Away.. . Her film roles are over 50, but she always claimed that her real passion was..

published on 9/12/15 9:00 AM

1999: The saga with the Bulgarian medics in Libya

Several dozens of medical workers were arrested in Benghazi on 9 February 1999, 23 Bulgarians among them. Most of the people were released in a few days. Nurses Kristiana Valcheva, Nassy Nenova, Valentina Siropulo, Valya Chervenyashka..

published on 9/5/15 9:05 AM

1998: Todor Zhivkov – death of a dictator

Todor Zhivkov was born on 7 September 1911 in Pravets and, as of 1932 was a member of the Bulgarian Workers’ Party (communists). In 1948 he became a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party Central Committee and, in 1954, was elected..

published on 8/29/15 9:00 AM

1997: The new beginning

After the collapse of the socialist government of Zhan Videnov, the caretaker government, headed by Stefan Sofianski managed to calm down the social and political situation in Bulgaria, gaining back the trust of the international..

published on 8/22/15 9:00 AM

1995-1997: The winters of our discontent (part 2)

After the so-called grain crisis broke out in 1995, in 1996 the lev began its dramatic devaluation and inflation soared. As the economy took a plunge, on 23 September 1996, the Bulgarian National Bank declared it was placing nine..

published on 8/15/15 8:25 AM

1996: Andrey Lukanov's murder

October 2, 1996, will remain in Bulgaria's newest history with the murder of a former Bulgarian Prime Minister Andrey Lukanov. Earlier in history, other Bulgarian Premiers also had the same destiny. In February 1945 the People's Court..

published on 8/8/15 8:10 AM

1995-1996: The winters of our discontent (Part 1)

After winning the general election on 18 December 1994, the Bulgarian Socialist Party formed a government of non-partisan experts, members of the political club called Ecoglasnost and members the Bulgarian Agrarian National..

published on 8/1/15 8:25 AM

1994: The summer when God was Bulgarian

In the summer of 1994 Bulgaria marked its 6 th participation in world finals. It was the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 9 months earlier God had become a Bulgarian for while. On 17 November 1993 a decisive battle took place at the Parc des Princes stadium in..

published on 7/25/15 11:05 AM

1993: Lyuben Berov – The Straw Man

On December 30, 1992, President Zhelyu Zhelev’s economic advisor Professor Lyuben Berov became Bulgaria’ s new Prime Minister right after the fall of the cabinet headed by Premier Philip Dimitrov. Lyuben Berov was in charge of the country for two whole..

published on 7/18/15 10:25 AM