2021 In Bulgaria
Events in the year 2021 in Bulgaria. Incumbents * President: Rumen Radev * Prime Minister: Boyko Borisov (until 12 May), Stefan Yanev (from 12 May until 13 December), Kiril Petkov (from 13 December) Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria March * 22 March – Two Russian diplomats were declared ''persona non grata'' and expelled after being implicated in a GRU spy ring. July *30 July – Caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov announced that the government would impose stricter restrictions until August 31 following a surge in COVID-19 cases. September * 7 September – The government imposed new COVID-19 restrictions after a rapid surge in COVID-19 infections. * 8 September – Thousands of people went to the streets in Sofia to protest the government's decision of imposing stricter COVID-19 restrictions. November *14 November – General elections were held in the country to elect both the President and the National Assembly. *23 November – A Macedoni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of , and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture, which dates back to 6,500 BC. In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs. The Bulgars, led by Asp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Struma Motorway
The Struma Motorway (, ) is a motorway currently under construction in Bulgaria. The motorway is located in the Yugozapaden area in South West Bulgaria, and follows the route Sofia-Pernik-Dupnitsa-Blagoevgrad-Sandanski to Kulata on the border with in Greece. It is part of the Pan-European Corridor IV and also is part of Е79, that runs from Miskolc (Hungary) to Thessaloniki (Greece), via the Romanian cities of Deva and Craiova. This project is under the European Union's Ten-T Priority Projects. The road is also part of the proposed Via Carpatia route. The Struma motorway forms a connection between Sofia and Kulata at the Bulgaria-Greece border with a total planned length of 172.8 km. As of December 2018, about 129.46 km of the motorway, from Sofia to Blagoevgrad, and from Kresna to Kulata have already been completed and are in service. The highway has a total width of 29 m, and has two asphalt-surfaced lanes in each direction, two emergency halt lanes, and a 3.5m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Denis Teofikov
Denis Ateshkhan Teofikov (in ; 20 July 2000 — 24 October 2021), better known simply as Denis Teofikov (), was a Bulgarian pop folk singer. He had been called the "Bulgarian Justin Bieber" because of his resemblance to the Canadian singer. Biography and creativity He was born on 20 July 2000 in Sofia. He grew up in a musical family — his mother, Venera, is a singer, and his father, Ateshkhan Teofikov, is a famous jazz guitarist. He finished his education at the Lyubomir Pipkov National Music School in Sofia. He participated in some of the biggest musical reality formats in Bulgaria — ''Balgariya tarsi talant'' and ''The X Factor''. In 2018, he signed a contract with the Payner music company. The success of his debut duet "Грешка беше" with Tsvetelina Yaneva gave a flying start to the singer's professional career. His second project — the ballad "Мило мое" and the subsequent duets with Emilia — "Акула" and "Тръгвай си", confirmed his growi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gergana Kofardzhieva
Gergana may refer to: * Gergana (Bulgarian singer), Bulgarian pop-folk singer * Gergena Branzova, former professional basketball player * Gergana Kochanova, first runner-up in the Miss Bulgaria 2007 contest * Gergana Velinova, co-founder of the Bulgarian Children's Chorus and School Gergana * Gerri Peev, British-Bulgarian journalist * 4102 Gergana, a main-belt asteroid * ''Gergana'', an opera by Georgi Atanasov (composer), Georgi Atanasov * Gergana (poem), a poem by Petko Slaveykov {{Disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lorina Kamburova
Lorina Kamburova ( bg, Лорина Камбурова; 25 October 1991 – 27 May 2021) was a Bulgarian actress. Biography In 2014, Kamburova graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. She later played in among others '' Nightworld'', ''Leatherface'', '' Doom: Annihilation''. Death Kamburova died in Moscow on 27 May 2021, at the age of 29, during her sleep. She needed a lung transplant and was planning one at a hospital in Vienna. Lorina recovered from bilateral pneumonia and COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ..., but developed further post COVID-19 complications. Her funeral took place on 6 June 2021, in her birth place Varna. Filmography References External links * 21st-century Bulgarian actresses Bulgarian f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georgi Dimitrov (footballer, Born 1959)
Georgi Georgiev Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Георги Георгиeв Димитров; 14 January 1959 – 8 May 2021) was a Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Dimitrov represented Bulgaria on 77 occasions between 1978 and 1988, scoring 7 goals. He captained his country 56 times including at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Honours Club CSKA Sofia * A Group: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89 * Bulgarian Cup: 1983, 1985, 1989 * Cup of the Soviet Army: 1985, 1986, 1989 Individual * Bulgarian Footballer of the Year Bulgarian Footballer of the Year ( bg, Футболист №1 на България, ''Futbolist №1 na Balgariya'') is an annual title awarded to the best Bulgarian association football player of the year. The award has been given since 1961, an ...: 1985 References External links * 1959 births 2021 deaths People from Stara Zagora Province Bulgarian footballers Association football defenders Bulgaria inter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vanya Kostova
Vanya Kostova Kostova (Ваня Костова Костова; 18 April 1957 – 6 May 2021) was a Bulgarian singer active from 1980 until 2021. Between 1981 and 1986 she was a member of Tonika SV. One of the songs won the television contest "Melody of the Year '81". Bulgarian television and radio broadcast the song repeatedly, making the band more popular. In 1982 the first album was released. Kostova became the solo singer of the band. In 1983 the second album was released. In 1986 she recorded her last song with Tonika SV and began her solo career releasing her first solo album in 1987. In 1991 she released her second album. Kostova contracted COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ... in April 2021. She died from a heart attack in Sofia a month later on 6 Ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ministry Of Defence (Bulgaria)
The Ministry of Defence ( bg, Министерство на отбраната, ''Ministerstvo na otbranata'') of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating the Bulgarian Armed Forces. It is Bulgaria's ministry of defence. Since March 2022 the Minister of Defence is Dragomir Zakov. The present building of the ministry is among the finest examples of the Bulgarian modern architecture from the middle of 20th century. It was designed by the famous Bulgarian architectural team Vasilyov- Tsolov and completed in the period 1939–45. History The Ministry was created in 1879. Between 1911 and 1947 it was called Ministry of War (Министерство на войната, ''Ministerstvo na voynata'') and from 1947 to 1990 it bore the name Ministry of People's Defence (Министерство на народната отбрана, ''Ministerstvo na narodnata otbrana''). Structure Political Cabinet The political cabinet assists the Minister of Defense in formulating and dev ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georgi Ananiev
Georgi Gervanov Ananiev ( bg, Георги Герванов Ананиев; 12 April 1950 – 26 January 2021) was a Bulgarian politician who served as Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria), Minister of Defence in the Kostov Government, Kostov government between 1997 and 1999. Life Born in the village of Kosacha, near Radomir (town), Radomir, Ananiev studied in a technical school of metallurgy and mechanotechnics in Pernik and graduated from the Mining and Geological Institute (Bulgarian: Минно-геоложки институт) in Sofia in 1974. He subsequently worked as an engineer for various companies. In the 1990s, he became a member of the Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria), UDF. In February 1997, Ananiev was appointed Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria), Minister of Defence in the caretaker government of Stefan Sofiyanski and retained his position following the formation of the Kostov Government, Kostov cabinet. He is the first Bulgarian Minister of Defence to visit the Pentago ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Filip Trifonov
Filip Trifonov ( bg, Филип Трифонов) (4 May 1947 – 6 January 2021) was a Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...n actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1971. Trifonov's most prominent role is one of his first films '' The Boy Turns Man'', which was released in 1972. He died of a heart attack at the age of 73 on January 6, 2021. Selected filmography References External links * 1947 births 2021 deaths Male actors from Sofia Bulgarian male film actors Bulgarian male stage actors Bulgarian male television actors 20th-century Bulgarian male actors 21st-century Bulgarian male actors {{Bulgaria-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |