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.
1991
January 22–27 – The 1991 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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 Nohlen & Stöver, p388 4 December - The national census is conducted, providing a population of 8,487,317 people.
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.
1995
1 April – The first episode of the Bulgarian television comedy Kanaleto is broadcast on Bulgarian National Television.
1996
May 25 – King Simeon returned to Bulgaria.
1997
19 April – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria.
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.
1999
Protracted demolition attempts on the marble mausoleum of the first communist leader Georgi Dimitrov become national joke. Duet Mania, a Bulgarian pop duet is formed in Sofia.
Deaths 1990 January 17 – Panka Pelishek, pianist and music teacher (b. 1899). 1991 July 6 – Anton Yugov, prime minister (1956–1962) 1993 28 June – Boris Christoff, bass singer (b. 1914). 1994 November 2 – Grisha Filipov, prime minister (1981–1986) 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).
See also History of Bulgaria Timeline of Bulgarian history
References