On September 22, 1908, three decades after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, Bulgaria declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire. The desired independence did not happen immediately , because the Treaty of San Stefano (February 19,..
Two women are inextricably linked in the minds of Bulgarians with one of the most important dates in Bulgarian history - the Unification of Eastern Rumelia with the Principality of Bulgaria on September 6, 1885. And while in other liberation struggles..
On the day of the Bulgarian Unification , when the whole of the country celebrates 138 years since the unification of parts of the Bulgarian territories fragmented after the Liberation (1878), we talk to university professor..
On the morning of 6 September, 1885, Prince Alexander of Battenberg was brought the news that control had been established over Plovdiv by the Bulgarian forces, and the Governor General Gavril Krastevich – arrested. At the time, the young monarch was at..
"The Bulgarian issue" - so the activists for the unification of Bulgaria after 1878 used to refer to their most important task. After its liberation from Ottoman rule, the country reappeared on world maps, but in a fragmented form. This happened with the..
On November 19, Bulgaria marks 135 years since the victory at the battle of Slivnitsa. This was the first victory of the Bulgarian army after the Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman rule in 1878. The Slivnitsa battle in 1885 successfully defended..
On September 6, Bulgaria marks 135 years since the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia (which is part of today’s South Bulgaria and back then an autonomous region within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire). The..
135 years have passed since the glorious date of September 6, 1885. Years in which, despite the difficulties in its history, Bulgaria has managed to preserve its sovereignty as a united and independent state. After the end of the Russo-Turkish War of..
Plovdiv is the center of events celebrating the 1885 Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia. At the Holy Virgin Cathedral Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolay held a solemn church service. In his speech he called for wisdom in..
Bulgarians have survived many empires and Bulgaria will continue to exist despite all tribulations, because the nation has made it clear it knows how to get what it strives for, and in spite of obstacles and potential grave consequences – to achieve..
