1994, Oct. 17. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History

The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001.


1994, Oct. 17

Bulgarian president Zhelyu Zhelev dissolved the Parliament and appointed Reneta Indjova premier of an interim government until elections could be held.	1

1996, Nov. 3

Presidential runoffs were won by Petar Stoyanov of an opposition party called Union of Democratic Forces.	2

1998, Aug. 5

Bulgarian Communist dictator Todor Zhivkov, who ruled the country for 35 years, the longest of any Soviet-bloc head of state, died at age 86.	3

1999, Dec. 10

At the European Union's Helsinki Summit in Finland, Bulgaria was invited to apply for future membership, along with Lithuania, Romania, Malta, Latvia, Turkey, and Slovakia.	4


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