1980s in Bulgaria

none 1980 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.2008-09-30 Konstantin Pavlov, Bulgarian Poet, Is Dead at 75 en-US The New York Times Associated Press https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/books/30pavlov.html 2020-07-05 0362-4331 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.Bulgaria Bids Farewell to 'Democracy Hero' Zhelyu Zhelev https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bulgaria-bids-farewell-to-democracy-hero-zhelyu-zhelev-736230 2020-07-05 NDTV.com Elias Canetti wins the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature "for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power".The Nobel Prize in Literature 1981 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1981/summary/ 2020-07-05 NobelPrize.org en-US Construction was completed on the Buzludzha Monument, to commemorate the early socialist movement in Bulgaria.History II: The Monument https://buzludzha-monument.com/history/ 2020-07-05 Buzludzha Monument en-US 2020-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20200706020606/https://buzludzha-monument.com/history/ dead 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.30 March 2016 Велинград става Велиновград заради гол на вратар от 65 м http://temasport.com/news/view/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4+%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0+%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4+%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BB+%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80+%D0%BE%D1%82+65+%D0%BC/news:39082 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160413183816/http://temasport.com/news/view/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4+%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0+%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4+%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BB+%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80+%D0%BE%D1%82+65+%D0%BC/news%3A39082 13 April 2016 5 July 2020 temasport.com Bulgarian Lokomotiv Sofia won the final 2–1 after extra time.Исторически събития за Локо Пд през месец юни https://www.loko-pd.com/june/ loko-pd.com Bulgarian 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.International university sports federation - summer winter universiades https://www.fisu.net/ 2020-07-05 www.fisu.net en-US 1984 The 6th World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria.sports acrobatics : 1984 World Championships https://www.sportsacrobatics.info/results/1984wch.htm 2020-07-06 www.sportsacrobatics.info 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.Breve storia delle Esposizioni Internazionali - Associazione Benemeriti del Comune e della Provincia di Milano http://www.benemeritimilano.it/bie/storia.php 2020-07-05 www.benemeritimilano.it 1986 June 8 – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p369 978-3-8329-5609-7 1987 The 1987 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from September 17 to September 20.Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/ 2020-07-05 www.gymnastics.sport 1988 December 27 – Bulgaria gets rid of its ban on Radio Free Europe.1988-12-28 Bulgaria Ends Its Ban On Radio Free Europe en-US The New York Times AP https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/28/world/bulgaria-ends-its-ban-on-radio-free-europe.html 2021-11-01 0362-4331 1989 Long time ruler Zhivkov is ousted and a multiparty system is introduced. The opposition Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party is formed.2018-05-22 Bulgaria profile en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17205431 2020-07-05 Births 1985 20 October – Zhana Bergendorff, singer 1988 28 January – Marin Yonchev, tenor See also History of Bulgaria Timeline of Bulgarian history References Bulgaria Category:Years of the 20th century in Bulgaria