The Bulgarian Army Also called The Bulgarian Armed Forces is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for political leadership, while overall military command is in the hands of the Defense Staff, headed by the Chief of the Defense. There are three main branches of the Bulgarian military, named literally the Land Forces, the Air Forces and the Naval Forces.
Bulgarian militiamen from the Ganchev Detachment in the region of Western Bulgaria, ca. 1900
A camel caravan of the Bulgarian 17th Regiment carrying supplies for the Çatalca operation, 1912
Soldiers preparing for an assault against Adrianople, 1912
Gen. Nikola Zhekov, Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Army during World War I
The President of the Republic of Bulgaria is the head of state of Bulgaria and the commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Army. The official residence of the president is at Boyana Residence, Sofia. After the completion of the second round of voting, candidate Rumen Radev was elected President of Bulgaria on 13 November 2016.
President of Bulgaria
The Bulgarian President's Office
Image: Желю Желев
Image: Petar Stoyanov 2006
