Bulgaria Historical Review
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 80 - 679 | Tribes of Bulgars from the Volga area settle permanently in Bulgaria. |
| 811 | The First Bulgarian Empire routs the Byzantine Empire. |
| 870 | The Czar, Boris the First, enforces Christianity in Bulgaria. |
| 893 - 927 | The Golden Era, the first Bulgarian Empire reaches great heights. |
| 924 | Bulgaria is defeated by the Byzantines. |
| 1018 | Bulgaria becomes part of the Byzantine Empire. |
| 1185 | Revolt against the Byzantine Empire. |
| 1202 | A peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire. The start of the Second Bulgarian Empire. |
| 1218 - 41 | The second Golden Era including territorial expansion. |
| 1277 | The Farmers' Revolt. |
| 1385 | The Ottoman Empire captures Sofia. |
| 1688 | Repression of the Bulgarian revolt against the Ottomans, end of the Catholic influence in Bulgaria. |
| 1806 | The first book is printed in Bulgaria. |
| 1878 | End of the Russian - Turkish War and Bulgaria is granted autonomy. |
| 1908 | Ferdinand declares himself Czar; the Ottoman protection comes to an end. |
| 1913 | The Second Balkans War. Bulgaria loses territory to Greece and Serbia. |
| 1915 - 18 | The First World War, Bulgaria fights on the side of the "Central Powers". |
| 1935 | Boris III declares a "Royal Dictatorship" that continues until 1943. |
| 1941 | Bulgaria signs a treaty that allies it with the German side. |
| 1943 | The Allies bomb Sofia. |
| 1944 | The Red Army invades Bulgaria. |
| 1946 | Georgi Demitrov, a Communist, is appointed as Prime Minister. |
| 1948 - 9 | Religious organizations are declared illegal. |
| 1968 | Government supervision is reinforced as a result of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. |
| 1989 | A large wave of Turkish immigration arrives in Bulgaria. |
| 1990 | First multi-party elections since the Second World War. |
| 1991 | Economic reform begins, the regime becomes democratic. |
| 1994 | The Socialist Party wins the elections. |
| 2001 | Simeon II is elected Prime Minister. |