1980s in Bulgaria

The 1980s in the People's Republic of Bulgaria.

Incumbents

• General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party:
  • Todor Zhivkov (1954–1989)
  • Petar Mladenov (1989–1990)
• Chairman of the State Council:
  • Todor Zhivkov (1971–1989)
  • Petar Mladenov (1989–1990)
• Prime Minister of Bulgaria:
  • Stanko Todorov (1971–1981)
  • Grisha Filipov (1981–1986)
  • Georgi Atanasov (1986–1990)

Events

1980

• Konstantin Pavlov's screenplay for the film Illusion won the Grand Prix at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. ^[1]

1981

• The philosopher Zhelyu Zhelev publishes a book called "Fascism" in which he compares communism to fascism. Shortly after the books completion however, the government bans it from stores. The book becomes legally available again following the end of communist rule in Bulgaria. ^[2]
• Elias Canetti wins the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature "for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power". ^[3]
• Construction was completed on the Buzludzha Monument, to commemorate the early socialist movement in Bulgaria. ^[4]

1982

• The 1982 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 42nd final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Lokomotiv Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 12 June 1982 at Slavi Aleksiev Stadium in Pleven. ^[5] Lokomotiv Sofia won the final 2–1 after extra time. ^[6]

1983

• The 1983 Winter Universiade, the XI Winter Universiade, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. This was one of only four Universiades since Winter 1981 with no official mascot. ^[7]

1984

• The 6th World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria. ^[8]

1985

• November 4–30 – The Expo 85 took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and had the theme "The creations of young inventors". It was second one to be held in Plovdiv. ^[9]

1986

• June 8 – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria. ^[10]

1987

• The 1987 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from September 17 to September 20. ^[11]

1988

• December 27 – Bulgaria gets rid of its ban on Radio Free Europe. ^[12]

1989

• Long time ruler Zhivkov is ousted and a multiparty system is introduced. The opposition Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party is formed. ^[13]

Births

• 1985
  • 20 October – Zhana Bergendorff, singer
• 1988
  • 28 January – Marin Yonchev, tenor

See also

• History of Bulgaria
• Timeline of Bulgarian history

References

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3. "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1981". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
4. "History II: The Monument". Buzludzha Monument. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
5. "Велинград става Велиновград заради гол на вратар от 65 м" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
6. "Исторически събития за Локо Пд през месец юни" (in Bulgarian). loko-pd.com.
7. "International university sports federation - summer winter universiades". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
8. "sports acrobatics : 1984 World Championships". www.sportsacrobatics.info. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
9. "Breve storia delle Esposizioni Internazionali - Associazione Benemeriti del Comune e della Provincia di Milano". www.benemeritimilano.it. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
10. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p369 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
11. "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
12. "Bulgaria Ends Its Ban On Radio Free Europe". The New York Times. AP. 1988-12-28. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-11-01.
13. "Bulgaria profile". BBC News. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2020-07-05.