1890s in Bulgaria

The 1890s in the Principality of Bulgaria

Incumbents

• Prince of Bulgaria: Ferdinand I (1887–1918)
• Prime Minister of Bulgaria:
  • Stefan Stambolov (1887–1894)
  • Konstantin Stoilov (1894–1899)
  • Dimitar Grekov (1899)
  • Todor Ivanchov (1899–1901)

Events

1890

• The first opera company in Bulgaria is founded.^[1]
• 7 September – Parliamentary elections are held. The result is an overwhelming victory for the People's Liberal Party of Prime Minister Stefan Stambolov.^[2][3]

1891

• The Eagles' Bridge in Sofia is constructed by Czech architect Václav Prošek, his brother Jozef and his cousins Bohdan and Jiří.^[4] They also construct the Lions' Bridge.
• PMG "Ekzarh Antim I" is established.
• The Young Macedonian Literary Association is established.
• 2 August – The Buzludzha Congress begins at Buzludzha, resulting in the founding of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party.^[5]

1892

• Bolyarka, a Bulgarian beer brand from the city of Veliko Tarnovo, is founded by the HadjiSlavchevi brothers.^[6]
• 25 July – The Navibulgar shipping company is founded.^[7]

1893

• 30 July – Parliamentary elections are held.^[8]

1894

• 23 September – Parliamentary elections are held. Voter turnout is unusually high.^[9]

1895

• The Macedonian Secret Revolutionary Committee (MSRC) is founded in Plovdiv.^[10][11][12]
• The Supreme Macedonian Committee chetas' action takes place.
• The Macedonian Secret Revolutionary Committee is established.
• The Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee is established.

1896

• Bulgaria sends one athlete, Swiss gymnast Charles Champaud, to the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.^[13]
• The Democratic Party is founded.
• The National Academy of Arts is founded.
• The Strandzha is founded.
• 29 November – Parliamentary elections are held in the country. The elections are marred by disturbances, particularly in Sofia. The elections are won by the ruling party (the People's Party) led by Prime Minister Konstantin Stoilov.^[14][15]

1897

• Sucreries Raffineries Bulgares becomes active.^[16][17]

1898

• The Bulgarian News Agency is founded.^[18]
• The first Rozhen National Folklore Fair is held.^[19]

1899

• 25 April – The Liberal Party wins 89 of the 169 seats in the parliament following parliamentary elections. Voter turnout is 49.5%.^[20][21]

Deaths

• 1895
  • 18 July – Stefan Stambolov, former Prime Minister and regent of Bulgaria (born 1854)^[22]

See also

• History of Bulgaria
• Timeline of Bulgarian history

References

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2. "Bulgaria", The Times, 8 September 1890
3. Decades of National Consolidation Library of Congress Country Studies
4. Travel Sofia: Illustrated Guide, Phrasebook and Maps, MobileReference, 2010
5. Salem, Jarryd (2017-01-18). "Bulgaria's communist UFO: The abandoned Buzludzha Monument". CNN. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
6. Bolyarka – History, Bolyarka.bg. Retrieved Mar 2013.
7. "History | Navbul.com". www.navbul.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
8. "Bulgaria", The Times, 13 July 1893
9. "The Bulgarian Elections", The Times, 25 September 1894
10. Balázs Trencsényi et al. A History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe, Volume 1, Oxford University Press, 2016, ISBN 0198737149, p. 490.
11. Black flame: the revolutionary class politics of anarchism and syndicalism, Lucien van der Walt, Michael Schmidt, AK Press, 2009, ISBN 1-904859-16-X, p. 317.
12. Известия на държавните архиви. kн. 52. Документи и материали на Македонския таен революционен комитет „Женевската група”. София, 1986, с. 189.
13. "Bulgaria at the Olympic Games". www.topendsports.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
14. "Latest Intelligence", The Times, 30 November 1896
15. Elections in Bulgaria The Advertiser, 1 December 1896
16. Костов, Александър (2004). България и Белгия. Икономически, политически и културни връзки (1879-1914). София: Арт Медиа Комюникейшънс. ISBN 978-954-91634-1-4.
17. Ценкова, Искра. "Декор за Хичкок" (in Bulgarian). ТЕМА. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
18. . BSANNA. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
19. Malcheva, Natalia (2016-07-13). "100 bagpipes sound on The National Folk Festival of Rozhen". Bulgaria Travel News. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
20. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
21. Nohlen & Stöver, p377
22. "Stefan Nikolov Stambolov | prime minister of Bulgaria | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.