1971 in Bulgaria

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Events in the year 1971 in Bulgaria .

Incumbents

General Secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party: Todor Zhivkov
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers: Todor Zhivkov (from 1962 until July 7) Stanko Todorov (from July 7 until 1981)

Events

18 May – The Zhivkov Constitution (which was the third Constitution of Bulgaria and the second of the Communist era) came into effect.^[1]

Sports

June 19 – 27 – The 1971 European Weightlifting Championships, the 50th edition of the event, were held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. There were 123 participants from 23 nations.^[2]^[3]

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References

↑ Konstantinov, Emil. Constitutional Foundation of Bulgaria (Historical Parallels) Archived 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine . Rigas Network, 2002.
↑ "European Championships From 1907 to Today @ Lift Up: Search Results". www.chidlovski.net. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
↑ Аптекарь, М. Л. Тяжёлая атлетика (in Russian). Рипол Классик. ISBN 978-5-458-34702-0.

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