Tarnovo Constitution
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The Tarnovo Constitution was the first constitution of Bulgaria.
Front cover of the Tarnovo Constitution
First page (in Russian and Bulgarian)
The former palace of Ottoman general-governor of Tarnovo, where the constitution was adopted.
1944 Bulgarian coup d'état
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The 1944 Bulgarian coup d'état, also known as the 9 September coup d'état, was a coup that overthrew the government of Kingdom of Bulgaria on the eve of 9 September 1944. During the Communist era, off
Tarnovo Constitution
…restored. The Tarnovo Constitution was temporarily suspended several times more, most notably during the Coup d'état of 1934 led by Kimon Georgiev and the Coup d'état of 1944 organized by the Bulgarian Communist Party. The Referendum of 1946 led to the transition from a constitutional monarchy to a people's republic. The…
NOVA partisans entering Plovdiv, 9 September 1944
Bulgarian partisans enter Sofia on 9 September
Soviet troops in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 16 September 1944.