People awarded the Honorary citizenship of the City of Sofia, Bulgaria are:
People awarded the Honorary citizenship of the City of Sofia, Bulgaria are:
Listed by date of award:
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2001 | Stefan Sofiyanski (7 November 1951–) | Bulgarian Politician. [1] |
| 2010 | Magdalina Stancheva (7 September 1924–6 October 2014) | Bulgarian Archaeologist. [2] |
| 28 March 2014 | Sylvie Vartan (15 August 1944–) | Bulgarian Singer and Actress. [3] |
| 12 January 2015 | Irina Bokova (12 July 1952–) | Bulgarian Politician and Director General of UNESCO. [4] |
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Solomon Isaac Passy is a Bulgarian scientist, politician, and innovator, founder and President of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria, Foreign Minister in the Government of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (2001-2005), Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2004. He represented Bulgaria at UN Security Council and was its Chairman, and was nominated by Bulgaria for Secretary General of NATO (2009).
Brenda Mary Gourley was the Vice-Chancellor of the Open University from 2002 until 2009.
Hinduism has approximately 1.2 billion adherents worldwide. Nepal (81.3%) and India (79.8%) are countries with Hindus being the majority of their respective populations, while Mauritius has 48.14% of the population as followers of the Hindu religion. Along with Christianity (31.5%) and Islam (23.3%), Hinduism is one of the five major religions of the world by percentage of the population. Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world behind Christianity and Islam.
Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara is a Colombian and American actress and model. Vergara was the highest paid actress in American television from 2013 to 2020.
Frank Christopher Hawthorne is a Canadian mineralogist and crystallographer.
The title of Honorary Citizen is a national award conferred by the Singapore government since 2003 to recognise and acknowledge the contributions of foreigners who have contributed extensively and significantly to Singapore and its people.
Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He received the awards Padma Shri in 1998 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011, the fourth and second highest civilian honours from the Government of India. In 2007 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by University of Kerala, Trivandrum. O. N. V. was known for his leftist leaning. He was a leader of All India Students Federation (AISF). He died on 13 February 2016 at KIMS hospital in Thiruvananthapuram due to age-related illnesses, aged 84.
Bulgarian passport is an international travel document issued to nationals of Bulgaria, and may also serve as proof of Bulgarian citizenship. Besides enabling the bearer to travel internationally and serving as indication of Bulgarian citizenship, the passport facilitates the process of securing assistance from Bulgarian consular officials abroad or other European Union member states in case a Bulgarian consular is absent, if needed.
Ivaylo Ditchev is professor of cultural anthropology at Sofia University, Bulgaria. He has been teaching abroad, mainly in France and the USA. Honorary associate of the Graduate school for East and South-East European studies in Regensburg
Ian Ritchie is a British architect, artist and author, who founded Ian Ritchie Architects in 1981. His projects include the RIBA Award-winning Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela Burgess Recital Hall for the Royal Academy of Music, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London and the American Institute of Architects Award-winning Royal Shakespeare Company Courtyard Theatre. Ritchie was the first foreign architect to receive the French Academie d’Architecture Grand Silver Medal for Innovation.
Bulgaria–Canada relations are the Interstate relations between Bulgaria and Canada that were established in 1966.
Foreign relations of the Republic of Bulgaria are the Bulgarian government's external relations with the outside world. Bulgaria has generally good foreign relations with its neighbors and has proved to be a constructive force in the region under socialist and democratic governments alike. Promoting regional stability, Bulgaria hosted a Southeast European Foreign Ministers meeting in July 1996, and an OSCE conference on Black Sea cooperation in November 1995. Bulgaria also participated in the 1996 South Balkan Defense Ministerial in Albania and is active in the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative. Bulgaria's main focus is the Euro-Atlantic integration since 1997 and the efforts of the governments since then led to admission to NATO in 2004 and the European Union in 2007. Its main allies are Greece and Romania, while it maintains good relations with Serbia and the rest of the Balkans. The Republic of North Macedonia is a very important state in Bulgarian foreign and internal policy due to the historical, ethnical and cultural connections.
Foreign relations exist between Armenia and Bulgaria. Both countries have had diplomatic relations since they were established in 1992. Armenia has an embassy in Sofia; since December 19, 1999, Bulgaria has an embassy in Yerevan. Both countries are full members of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
Rosanne Haggerty is an American housing and community development leader, and founder of Common Ground Community and later of Community Solutions. Haggerty redeveloped the Times Square Hotel, a building on the National Register of Historic Places, reducing homelessness by 87 percent in the 20-block neighborhood around it.
Barry Clark Barish is an American experimental physicist and Nobel Laureate. He is a Linde Professor of Physics, emeritus at California Institute of Technology and a leading expert on gravitational waves.
The 31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held from 19 to 25 May 2014 at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Sofia Marathon is an annual road marathon hosted by Sofia, Bulgaria, since 1983. The marathon is categorized as a Bronze Label Road Race by World Athletics. During race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K, and a fun run of length 3 km (1.9 mi) are also offered.
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