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This is a timeline of Bulgarian history .
Prior to 1st century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
6000 BC
The Karanovo culture appeared.
5000 BC
The Thracian village of Nebet Tepe is established on the site of modern Plovdiv .[1]
4600 BC
Oldest gold artifacts were created.
4000 BC
Proto-Thracians settled near the Black Sea.
2100 BC
Dabene Treasure of 15,000 small Thracian gold rings created (approximate date).
512 BC
Macedonian king Amyntas I surrendered to the Thracians.
429 BC
Sitalces invaded Macedon .
342 BC
Thracian settlement of modern Plovdiv renamed to "Philippopolis".
298 BC
Arrival of the Celtic tribes.
212 BC
Abandonment of Tylis .
188 BC
Thrace invaded by the Romans
1st–6th centuries [ ]
Year
Date
Event
46
Thrace was conquered by Rome .
117
The Trimontium amphitheater was created.
268
The Goths raided Serdica .
343
The Council of Serdica takes place.
447
Huns start a fire in Sofia .
7th century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
632
Great Bulgaria was formed after the unification of the tribes of Kutrigur, Utugur, and Onogonduri.
635
A peace treaty was signed by Kubrat with the Byzantine Empire .
668
Khazar's pressure caused Great Bulgaria tofell apart.
681
First Bulgarian Empire was formed.[2]
8th century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
701
Asparukh died in a battle. He was succeeded by Tervel .
705
Tervel received title as Caesar in 705 after recovering the throne of Justinian II .
721
Tervel died. He was succeeded by Kormesiy .
738
Kormesiy ended his rule. He was succeeded by Sevar .
753
Sevar died. He was succeeded by Kormisosh .
756
Kormisosh was disposed. He was succeeded by Vinekh .
762
Vinekh was assassinated. He was succeeded by Telets .
765
Telets was assassinated. He was succeeded by Sabin .
766
Sabin was disposed. He was succeeded by Umor .
Umor was disposed after a 40-day rule. He was succeeded by Toktu .
767
Toktu was killed. He was succeeded by Pagan .
768
Pagan was killed by their servants. He was succeeded by Telerig .
777
Telerig was baptized after flying to Constantinople. He was succeeded by Kardam .
9th century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
803
Kardam was baptized after flying to Constantinople. He was succeeded by Krum .
809
Sofia was renamed to "Sredetz" after becoming part of the Bulgarian Empire.
811
26 July
Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus I was killed after being involved in the Battle of Pliska .[1]
814
13 April
Krum died. He was succeeded by Omurtag .
831
Omurtag died. He was succeeded by Malamir .
836
Malamir died. He was succeeded by Presian I .
852
Malamir died. He was succeeded by Boris I .
883
Boris I abdicated.
886
The Glagolitic alphabet was adopted.
889
Boris I ended his rule. He was succeeded by Vladimir .
893
Vladimir was disposed and blinded. He was succeeded by Simeon I .
10th century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
902
Boris I died.
927
27 May
Simeon I died. He was succeeded by Peter I .[1]
969
Peter I abdicated.
970
30 January
Peter I died. He was succeeded by Boris II .
971
The Byzantine Empire dethroned Boris II .
977
Boris II was killed by Bulgarian border guards after returning to Bulgaria. He was succeeded by Samuel .
991
The Byzantine Empire captured Roman .
997
Roman died in a Constantinople prison. He was succeeded by Boris II .
11th century [ ]
12th century [ ]
13th century [ ]
14th century [ ]
15th century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
1422
The Vidin Tsardom , the last Bulgarian state, collapsed.[3]
1443
Sofia was occupied by the Hungarian forces.
1493
Kremikovtsi Monastery was reconstructed.
1494
was constructed.
16th century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
1528
The Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church was constructed.
1576
Banya Bashi Mosque was constructed.
1598
The First Tarnovo uprising took place.
17th century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
1606
Cossacks sacked Varna .
1686
The Second Tarnovo uprising took place.
1688
Tension increased with the Turks, but the Turks defeat Bulgaria and the Turks continue to rule Bulgaria.[4]
1689
October
Karposh's rebellion : captured Kriva Palanka .
18th century [ ]
19th century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
1818
An earthquakes shakes up Sofia.
1821
A revolt began with the Greeks against the Ottomans.
1829
Forces owned by Russia occupy Sofia.
1834
The first Bulgarian factory opened.
1853
Crimean War : British and French troops arrive in Bulgaria.[6]
1870
A Bulgarian Exarchate was established.
1876
Tensions grow against Ottoman Rule with uprisings.[2]
1878
March
Russia and Turkey signed the Treaty of San Stefano .[2]
July
Treaty of Berlin was signed and split Bulgaria in half.[2]
1886
Eastern Rumelia and Bulgaria became united.
1888
The University of Sofia was established (didn't have the name until 1904).
20th century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
1908
Bulgaria becomes independent and becomes united.
1913
June
Greece and Serbia established a relationship with each other against Bulgaria.
1914
Bulgaria joined World War I and teamed up with (Germany).[7]
1918
Bulgaria surrendered in World War I.
1919
27 November
Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine : After it was signed at Neuilly-sur-Seine , France, Bulgaria gave away some of their territories
1920
An election took place.
1923
9 June
A coup d'état took place and it resulted in the assassination of Aleksandar Stamboliyski .
1925
18 October
War of the stray dog : The war began with Greece .
23 October
War of the stray dog : The war ended with Bulgarian victory.
1939
Bulgaria declared war on Britain, Yugoslavia, Greece, and the USA. Bulgaria left the war after the Soviet Union declared war on Bulgaria.
1944
Women earned the right to vote.
1946
December
Georgi Dimitrov became the leader of the communist party .
1947
Bulgaria and the Soviet Union signed a peace treaty.
1949
2 July
Georgi Dimitrov died and Valko Chervenkov became the new leader of the communist party .
16 December
Death of Traicho Kostov .
1954
4 March
Todor Zhivkov became the leader of the communist party.
1955
14 May
The Warsaw Pact was signed.
1962
Yugov retired from the communist party.
1963
Pirin Macedonia was declared by Zhivkov as a part of Bulgaia.
1968
Zhivkov 's loyalty was demonstrated to the Soviet Union.
1975
1 August
The Helsinki Accords was signed by Bulgaria, giving citizens more freedom.
1989
Communists in the government are replaced by democracy supporters.
1990
3 April
Bulgaria is no longer a communist state and was renamed to the Republic of Bulgaria.[2]
1995
Zhan Videnov took office after the angry reactions against a reform on the economy.
1997
After the BSP government in Bulgaria fell, the UDF took its place.[2]
21st century [ ]
Year
Date
Event
2001
Simeon II won in the Bulgarian elections.
2004
Bulgaria became a NATO member.[1]
2007
Bulgaria became an EU member along with Romania .[8]
2009
Recession of 2009 occurred.[3]
2010
Bulgaria started to export goods to nations that didn't join the European Union.
2013
19 January
attempted to launch a gas pistol at Ahmed Dogan who was the leader of the Turkish political party. After the gun wasn't successful at releasing a bullet, Enimehmedov was beaten up.[1]
14 September
Protesters crowded the streets near the parliament in Sofia, requesting the Socialist-led government to be resigned.[3]
2014
1 January
Romanians and Bulgarians can work in the 28 European Union member states after the European Commission announced it.
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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