2012 in Bulgaria explained

Events in the year 2012 in Bulgaria.

Incumbents

• President: Rosen Plevneliev
• Prime Minister: Boyko Borisov

Events

• May 22: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 24 km west of Bulgaria's capital Sofia, at a depth of 9.4 km.^[1] A citizen died from heart attack, several buildings were damaged.
• July 18: An explosion has killed at least seven people on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the eastern Bulgarian city of Burgas.^[2] More than 20 people were also injured when the bus exploded at Burgas airport, by the Black Sea.^[3]

Deaths

• November 6: Maxim of Bulgaria, 98, patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. (born 1914)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Magnitude 5.6 - Bulgaria (USGS) . 2017-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120525080444/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009uyx.php#details . 2012-05-25 . dead .
2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18892336 "Deadly blast hits Israeli tour bus in Bulgaria"
3. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/bulgaria/9409622/At-least-seven-dead-in-Bulgaria-tourist-coach-bomb.html "At least seven dead in Bulgaria tourist coach bomb"