1890s in Bulgaria explained

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

• 30 January – Dimitar Grekov is appointed as Prime Minister of Bulgaria by King Ferdinand I, but removed from office less than 10 months later on October 13.
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3 December 2013 . History of Sofia Opera . 2023-10-17 . Sofia Opera and Ballet . en.
2. "Bulgaria", The Times, 8 September 1890
3. http://countrystudies.us/bulgaria/11.htm Decades of National Consolidation
4. Travel Sofia: Illustrated Guide, Phrasebook and Maps, MobileReference, 2010
5. Web site: Salem . Jarryd . 2017-01-18 . Bulgaria's communist UFO: The abandoned Buzludzha Monument . 2023-10-17 . CNN . en.
6. http://boliarka.com/site/za_nas/istoria2.html Bolyarka – History
7. Web site: History Navbul.com . 2023-10-17 . www.navbul.com.
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,, p. 490.
11. Black flame: the revolutionary class politics of anarchism and syndicalism, Lucien van der Walt, Michael Schmidt, AK Press, 2009,, p. 317.
12. Известия на държавните архиви. kн. 52. Документи и материали на Македонския таен революционен комитет „Женевската група”. София, 1986, с. 189.
13. Web site: Bulgaria at the Olympic Games . 2023-10-17 . www.topendsports.com.
14. "Latest Intelligence", The Times, 30 November 1896
15. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34566611 Elections in Bulgaria
16. Book: Костов, Александър . България и Белгия. Икономически, политически и културни връзки (1879-1914) . Арт Медиа Комюникейшънс . 2004 . 978-954-91634-1-4 . София.
17. News: Ценкова . Искра . Декор за Хичкок . Bulgarian . ТЕМА . 2009-07-11.
18. Web site: Members . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070211065852/http://bsanna-news.ukrinform.ua/bsanna-members.php?lang=en . 11 February 2007 . 23 January 2014 . BSANNA.
19. Web site: Malcheva . Natalia . 2016-07-13 . 100 bagpipes sound on The National Folk Festival of Rozhen . 2023-10-17 . Bulgaria Travel News . en-US.
20. [Dieter Nohlen]
21. Nohlen & Stöver, p377
22. Web site: Stefan Nikolov Stambolov prime minister of Bulgaria Britannica . 2022-07-21 . www.britannica.com . en.