1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State

The 1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State was a yearlong celebration in 1981 when Bulgaria celebrated the 1300th anniversary of the establishment of the first Bulgarian state in modern history.[1][2][3] There were 23,000 events connected with the 1300th anniversary.[4]

1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State
Date1981
Also known as1300-та годишнина на българската държава
Participants Bulgarian Communist Party
 Bulgarian People's Army
Bulgaria Bulgarian diaspora

Things made in honour of the anniversary

Monuments

Buildings

Films

Others

Events

The military parade

The parade took place on Sofia's September 9th Square. The parade inspector was the Minister of People's Defence of Bulgaria, General of the Army Dobri Dzhurov.[8] The parade commander was Colonel General Hristo Dobrev, the Commander of the Land Forces of the Bulgarian People's Army.[9] Attending the parade was the General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party Todor Zhivkov.

Full order of the march past

Other units present included: the National Guards Unit of Bulgaria and the Central Brass Band of the Bulgarian People's Army.

Commemorative coins and awards

At least 20 commemorative coins were made in 1981 honoring the anniversary. An award, the Order "13 Centuries of Bulgaria",[10] and a medal, Medal "1300th Anniversary of Bulgaria" were issued on October 16, 1981 in honor of the anniversary.[11]

See also

References
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  2. Crampton, R. J. (February 2007). Bulgaria. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780198205142.
  3. "Summer Expedition to Communist Monuments of Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria 2017/2018". www.academiccourses.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  4. Howe, Marvine; Times, Special to the New York (1981-11-08). "BULGARIA IS ZEALOUSLY MARKING ITS 1,300 BIRTHDAY". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  5. vilis (2016-07-07). "Communist era monuments of Bulgaria". GlobalGaz. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  6. "Introduction to the Archaeology & History of Bulgaria - Archaeology Travel". Archaeology Travel. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  7. "nuova pagina - Budapest Hotel Sofia - Sofia - Bulgaria". www.hotelbudapest.bg (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  8. "Военен парад по повод "13 века България", 1981 г."
  9. ""С кафето" - забавление, любопитни факти, новини".
  10. Отечество. Национален съвет на отечествения фронт. 1981. p. 115. В чест на 13-вековния юбилей на държавната ни са учредени орденът "13 века България", юбилеен медал "1300 години България" и значка. До 1971 г. право да награждава с ордени има само Президиумът на Народното събрание, след това - Държавният съвет на Народна република България. Наградни отличия ...
  11. "Medal-Medaille , Orders, decorations and medals of the world for sale online".
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