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Bulgaria's Kyustendil Mayor Refused Entry in Serbia [Feb 18, 2011] The Mayor of the western Bulgarian city of Kyustendil, Petar Paunov, informs he had not been allowed to enter Serbia Friday morning. Paunov was scheduled to attend the ceremony in the town of Bosilegrad, honoring the 138th anniversary of the hanging of Bulgarian national hero and revolutionary, Vasil Levski. Currently there are 50 armed Serbian police at the Ribartsi-Oltomantsi checkpoint on the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Mark 100th Birthday of Bulgarian Prophet Woman Vanga [Jan 31, 2011] Bulgaria marks Monday, January 31, 2011, the 100th birthday of prophet Vanga, an anniversary widely covered in the media in Russia where the Bulgarian clairvoyant is very popular. Vangeliya Gushterova, aka Vanga (or Baba, i.e.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bows Head to Poet, Revolutionary Hristo Botev [Jan 06, 2011] Bulgaria marks on January 6 the 163rd anniversary since the birth of one of its most revered heroes - the poet, publicist, and revolutionary Hristo Botev. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria celebrates 102nd anniversary of independence [Sep 23, 2010] Soldiers place a wreath at the Monument of Independence in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 22, 2010. Bulgaria celebrated the 102nd anniversary of the country's formal declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates 120th Years of Opera Tradition [Sep 12, 2010] Bulgaria is set to mark the 120th anniversary since the establishment of opera tic art in the country with a series of events. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Hikers Day with Mountain Race, Trek [Aug 29, 2010] Bulgarians mark the 115th anniversary of organized hiking and tourism in Bulgaria Sunday at the Cherni Vrah summit in the Vitosha mountain nearby capital Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Mark Hiking Day with Mountain Race, Concert [Aug 26, 2010] Hikers will mark the 115th anniversary of organized hiking in Bulgaria this Sunday at the Cherni Vrah summit in the Vitosha mountain nearby capital Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Mark Hiking Day with Mountain Race, Concert [Aug 26, 2010] Hikers will mark the 115th anniversary of organized hiking in Bulgaria this Sunday at the Cherni Vrah summit in the Vitosha mountain near capital Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Interior Minister: GERB Party Has No Alternative [Jul 05, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Ministry marks on Monday the 131st anniversary of its establishment. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Day of Revolutionary Hristo Botev [Jun 02, 2010] Bulgaria marks Tuesday, June 2, the 134th anniversary of the death of one of the most prominent Bulgarians - the publicist, poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev, who gave his life for Bulgaria's independence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Leader: GERB Rules by Repressions [May 29, 2010] The traditional meeting, dedicated to the anniversary of the so-called May Events when ethnic Turks rallied peacefully demanding the reinstatement of their native Muslim names, was held in Demir Baba Tekke in northeastern Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Anniversary of April Uprising against Ottoman Rule [May 02, 2010] Bulgaria marks over the weekend the 134th anniversary since the start of the so-called April Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. [via YahooNews] More >>

Metallica, Rammstein to Perform in Bulgaria?s Sofia in June (Novinite.com) [Mar 03, 2010] Putin sent a telegram to Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov Tuesday in which he expressed his heart felt congratulations to Bulgaria for the national holiday - the 132nd anniversary of its Liberation from five centuries of Ottoman dominance. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates Day of National Liberation (Novinite.com) [Mar 03, 2010] Bulgaria celebrates the country's National Holiday, March 3rd ? the 132nd anniversary of its Liberation from five centuries of Ottoman dominance. European Parliament Preisdent Jerzy Buzek is on a special visit to Bulgaria for the celebrations of its Liberation Day. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bows to Stefan Stambolov - Founder of Modern State (Novinite.com) [Jan 30, 2010] Bulgaria marks over the weekend the 156 anniversary since the birth of one of the country?s most important political figures, Stefan Stambolov. Wreaths were laid at Stambolov?s monuments in his native city of Veliko Tarnovo and in the capital Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bows Head to Poet, Revolutionary Hristo Botev (Novinite.com) [Jan 06, 2010] Bulgaria marks on January 6 the 162nd anniversary since the birth of one of its most revered heroes - the poet, publicist, and revolutionary Hristo Botev. [via YahooNews] More >>