Short history of Bulgaria
5 centuries B.C.
The territory of modern Bulgaria was settled by Thracians ( Thrace )
46 A. D.
The Thrace became a Roman province
681- 1018
The First Bulgarian Empire
863
Bulgaria accepted Orthodox Faith; St. St. Cyril and Methodius, patrons of Europe, created the Slavonic alphabet
865
Bulgaria accepted Christianity
1018- 1085
Bulgaria was a part of Bizantine Empire
1185– 1396
The Second Bulgarian Empire. New capital: Veliko Tarnovo
1396- 1878
Ottoman dominion
1762
Slavo– Bulgarian History– a book written by a monk, as the first indicator of the revival of Bulgarian nationhood after a centuries– long slumber
1877- 1878
Russo– Turkish War
1887
Ferdinand, a prince from the dukal family of Saxe– Coburg– Gotha became a Bulgarian prince
1908
Ferdinand proclaimed himself Tsar
1912– 1913
Balkan Wars
1915
Bulgaria joined to the Central Powers in World War I
1918
Tsar Boris III ( untill 1943 )
1941
Bulgaria allied with the Axis Powers in World War II
1944
Soviet Army‘ occupation
1946
Bulgaria was proclaimed a People‘s Republic.
1989
The end of People‘s Republic; Bulgarian communist Todor Zhivkov was removed from power
1991
First democratic election; free democratic parliamentary republic
2001
Ex– Tsar Simeon Sakskoburggotski as Prime Minister of Bulgaria
2004
Bulgaria in NATO
2005
Bulgaria signed the Treaty of Accession; Sergey Stanishev as Prime Minister of Bulgaria and Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party ( BSP )
2007
Bulgaria in European Union 01.01.2007