1990s in Bulgaria

The 1990s in the People's Republic of Bulgaria (until November 1990) and the Republic of Bulgaria (from November 1990).

Incumbents

People's Republic of Bulgaria

• General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party: Petar Mladenov (1989–1990)
• Chairman of the State Council: Petar Mladenov (1989–1990)
• Chairman of the Republic:
  • Petar Mladenov (1990)
  • Stanko Todorov (1990)
  • Nikolai Todorov (1990)
  • Zhelyu Zhelev (1990)
• Prime Minister of Bulgaria:
  • Georgi Atanasov (1986–1990)
  • Andrey Lukanov (1990)

Republic of Bulgaria

• President of Bulgaria:
  • Zhelyu Zhelev (1990–1997)
  • Petar Stoyanov (1997–2002)
• Prime Minister of Bulgaria:
  • Andrey Lukanov (1990)
  • Dimitar Iliev Popov (1990–1991)
  • Philip Dimitrov (1991–1992)
  • Lyuben Berov (1992–1994)
  • Reneta Indzhova (1994–1995)
  • Zhan Videnov (1995–1997)
  • Stefan Sofiyanski (1997)
  • Ivan Kostov (1997–2001)

Events

1990

• 10 June – Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria. ^[1]

1991

• January 22–27 – The 1991 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Sofia, Bulgaria. ^[2]

1992

• 12 – 19 January – The first direct presidential elections were held in Bulgaria. Incumbent President Zhelyu Zhelev of the Union of Democratic Forces won 52.8% of the vote in the second round. ^{[3] [4]}
• 4 December - The national census is conducted, providing a population of 8,487,317 people. ^[5]

1994

• The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), an organisation established by the Danube River Protection Convention, was signed by the Danube countries in Sofia, Bulgaria. ^[6]

1995

• 1 April – The first episode of the Bulgarian television comedy Kanaleto is broadcast on Bulgarian National Television. ^[7]

1996

• May 25 – King Simeon returned to Bulgaria. ^[8]

1997

• 19 April – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria. ^[9]

1998

• 18 – 25 April – The 16th European Badminton Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and were hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Bulgarian Badminton Federation. ^[10]

1999

• Protracted demolition attempts on the marble mausoleum of the first communist leader Georgi Dimitrov become national joke. ^[11]
• Duet Mania, a Bulgarian pop duet is formed in Sofia. ^[12]

Deaths

• 1990
  • January 17 – Panka Pelishek, pianist and music teacher (b. 1899). ^[13]
• 1991
  • July 6 – Anton Yugov, prime minister (1956–1962) ^[14]
• 1993
  • 28 June – Boris Christoff, bass singer (b. 1914). ^[15]
• 1994
  • November 2 – Grisha Filipov, prime minister (1981–1986)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 1996
  • October 2 – Andrey Lukanov, prime minister (1990)
  • December 17 – Stanko Todorov, prime minister (1971–1981)
• 1998
  • August 5 – Todor Zhivkov, head of state (1954–1989). ^[16]

See also

• History of Bulgaria
• Timeline of Bulgarian history

References

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4. Nohlen & Stöver, p388
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12. "Дует Мания: "Българската публика непрекъснато показва колко много ни обича!" - Фактор Нюз". Factor-news.net. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
13. Bozhikova, Milena (2001). "Pelishek, Panka" . Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
14. Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. London: Routledge. p. 267. ISBN   978-1-31747-594-1.
15. Kozinn, Allan (1993-06-29). "Boris Christoff, Bass, Dies at 79; Esteemed for His Boris Godunov". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-06-21.
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