1990s in Bulgaria

none 1990 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.BULGARIA: parliamentary elections Narodno Sobranie, 1990 http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2045_90.htm 2020-07-06 archive.ipu.org 1991 January 22–27 – The 1991 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Sofia, Bulgaria.2013-12-05 European Figure Skating Championships http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20131205005915/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf 2013-12-05 2020-07-06 International Skating Union 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.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p369 978-3-8329-5609-7Nohlen & Stöver, p388 4 December - The national census is conducted, providing a population of 8,487,317 people."Brief historical reference for population censuses in Bulgaria" http://www.nsi.bg/census2011/pagebg2.php?p2=5 3 February 2017 nsi.bg Bulgarian 1993 1994 The International Commission for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.ICPDR - International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River http://www.icpdr.org/main/ 2020-07-06 www.icpdr.org 1995 1 April – The first episode of the Bulgarian television comedy Kanaleto is broadcast on Bulgarian National Television.Актьорите на "Каналето" се връщат на екран с "Шоуто на Канала" https://life.dir.bg/archive/-1772570 2020-07-06 Life.dir.bg 1996 May 25 – King Simeon returned to Bulgaria.Timeline Bulgaria https://www.timelines.ws/countries/BULGARIA.HTML 2020-06-21 www.timelines.ws 2020-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20200622102256/https://www.timelines.ws/countries/BULGARIA.HTML dead 1997 19 April – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria.BULGARIA: parliamentary elections Narodno Sobranie, 1997 http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2045_97.htm 2020-07-06 archive.ipu.org 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.Направихме много за бадминтона и България Вестник "ДУМА" https://duma.bg/napravihme-mnogo-za-badmintona-i-balgariya-n115816?h=pdfarchive&pdfarchiveId=2865 2020-07-06 duma.bg 1999 Protracted demolition attempts on the marble mausoleum of the first communist leader Georgi Dimitrov become national joke.2016-12-22 Bulgaria https://cultureofthenewworld.wordpress.com/bulgaria/ 2020-06-21 Culture of the World en Duet Mania, a Bulgarian pop duet is formed in Sofia. Дует Мания: "Българската публика непрекъснато показва колко много ни обича!" - Фактор Нюз http://www.factor-news.net/index_.php?cm=9&id=3356 2012-08-03 Factor-news.net Deaths 1990 January 17 – Panka Pelishek, pianist and music teacher (b. 1899).Bozhikova Milena 2001 Pelishek, Panka https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.2274258 subscription Grove Music Online Oxford Music Online 19 August 2025 1991 July 6 – Anton Yugov, prime minister (1956–1962)Wojciech Roszkowski Jan Kofman Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century Routledge London 2015 267 978-1-31747-594-1 1993 28 June – Boris Christoff, bass singer (b. 1914).Kozinn Allan 1993-06-29 Boris Christoff, Bass, Dies at 79; Esteemed for His Boris Godunov en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/29/obituaries/boris-christoff-bass-dies-at-79-esteemed-for-his-boris-godunov.html 2020-06-21 0362-4331 1994 November 2 – Grisha Filipov, prime minister (1981–1986)July 2020 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).Raymond Detrez Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria Rowman & Littlefield Lanham 2015 978-1-44224-180-0 540 See also History of Bulgaria Timeline of Bulgarian history References Bulgaria Category:Years of the 20th century in Bulgaria