The

1950s The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the "Fifties" or the " '50s") (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its re ...

in the People's Republic of Bulgaria.

Incumbents

* General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party: ** Valko Chervenkov (1949–1954) ** Todor Zhivkov (1954–1989) * Chairman of the Presidium: ** Mincho Neychev (1947–1950) **

Georgi Damyanov Georgi Purvanov Damyanov ( bg, Георги Първанов Дамянов; 23 September 1892 – 27 November 1958) was a Bulgarian communist politician. Damyanov was born in Lopushna, near Ferdinand (today Montana), Bulgaria and joined the ...

(1950–1958) **

Georgi Kulishev Georgi Kulishev Gugov (Bulgarian: Георги Кулишев Гугов; 21 September 1885 – 27 September 1974) was a Bulgarian lawyer, journalist and statesman. Originally a member of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, he later ...

(acting, 1958) ** Nikolay Georgiev (acting, 1958) ** Dimitar Ganev (1958–1964) *

Prime Minister of Bulgaria The prime minister of Bulgaria ( bg, Министър-председател, Ministar-predsedatel) is the head of government of Bulgaria. They are the leader of a political coalition in the Bulgarian parliament – known as the National Assemb ...

: ** Vasil Kolarov (1949–1950) ** Valko Chervenkov (1950–1956) **

Anton Yugov Anton Tanev (Dontcho) Yugov ( bg, Антон Танев Югов) (28 August 1904 – 6 July 1991) was a Bulgarian politician who was a leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP), and served as Prime Minister of the country from 19 ...

(1956–1962)

Events

1950

* October 14 – 22 – The

1950 Men's European Volleyball Championship The 1950 Men's European Volleyball Championship, the second edition of the event, was organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Sofia, Bulgaria from October 14 to October 22, ...

, the second edition of the event, was hosted in Sofia.

1951

* 1 April – The

Plovdiv derby The Plovdiv derby is the local derby, derby in Bulgarian Football (soccer), football between PFC Botev Plovdiv, Botev Plovdiv and PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Plovdiv. It is named after the city, where both clubs are located. The Plovdiv derb ...

, a derby in

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

between

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...

and

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...

, had its first match.

1952

* The

Bulgarian Mint The Bulgarian Mint (Монетен двор, ''Moneten dvor''), established in 1952, is solely responsible for the production of legal tender coins in Bulgaria. It is owned by the Bulgarian National Bank. The Bulgarian Mint also produces high qua ...

was established. * Bulgaria competed at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

in Oslo, Norway. * FC Minyor Radnevo, a

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

from the town of Radnevo, was founded.

1953

* 20 December –

Parliamentary elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

were held in Bulgaria.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...

& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p368 * Vasil Levski National Stadium, Bulgaria's second largest stadium, was officially opened.

1954

* The Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria became its own separate institution. *

FC Ravda 1954 FC Ravda 1954 ( bg, ФК Равда 1954) is a Bulgarian football club from the village of Ravda nearby city Nesebar, which currently competes in the A RFG, the fourth tier of the Bulgarian football league pyramid. History The club was origin ...

, a

from the village of Ravda (near the city Nesebar), was established.

1955

* July 27 –

El Al Flight 402 El Al Flight 402 was an international passenger flight from London to Tel Aviv via Vienna and Istanbul. On 27 July 1955, the flight, operated by a Lockheed Constellation registered as 4X-AKC, strayed into then-Communist Bulgarian airspace and was ...

, an international passenger flight from London to Tel Aviv via Vienna and Istanbul, strayed into

airspace Airspace is the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country above its territory, including its territorial waters or, more generally, any specific three-dimensional portion of the atmosphere. It is not the same as aerospace, which is the ...

and was shot down by two Bulgarian MiG-15 jet fighters. It later crashed near Petrich, killing all 7 crew and 51 passengers on board. The crash took place amid highly strained relations between the Eastern Bloc and the West and was the deadliest involving the

Constellation A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object. The origins of the e ...

at the time. * December 14 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 109 is adopted, leading to the admission of Bulgaria and other countries into the United Nations.

1956

* 13 December – Uzunbodzhak (also known as Ouzounboudjak and Lopushna), a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, was established. * The Nesebar Archaeological museum was founded. *

Spartak Sofia FC Spartak Sofia ( bg, ФК Спартак София) was a Bulgarian football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded in 1947. The team plays in the Bulgarian Regional Division. The club's home colours are blue and white ...

, an ice hockey team in Sofia, was founded.

1957

* 22 December –

were held in Bulgaria.

& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p368 * 7 November – The 1957 Bulgarian Cup Final (the 17th final of the Bulgarian Cup) was contested between Levski Sofia and

Spartak Pleven OFK Spartak ( bg, ОФК Спартак) is a Bulgarian municipal association football club from the city of Pleven founded on 10 September 1919. It currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. The team's grea ...

at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Levski won the final 2–1.

1958

* The First English Language School was founded in Sofia. * November 7 – The

1958 Bulgarian Cup Final The 1958 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 18th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Spartak Plovdiv and Minyor Pernik on 7 November 1958 at Vasil Levski National Stadium i ...

(the 18th final of the Bulgarian Cup) was contested between

Spartak Plovdiv PFC Spartak Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Спартак Пловдив) is a Bulgarian football club based in Plovdiv, which currently plays in the third tier of Bulgarian football, the Third League. The club was established in 1947 and folded its senio ...

and

Minyor Pernik FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The c ...

at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Spartak won the final 1–0. * June 20 – 22 – The

1958 Wrestling World Cup The 1958 Wrestling World Cup was held from June 20 to 22 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The second freestyle Wrestling World Cup drew 76 wrestlers from 14 countries. This was the second World Cup organized by FILA. As during the first edition in each weight ...

was held in Sofia.

1959

* December 26 – The Bulgarian National Television (BNT) was founded in this year. It started broadcasting on this day.

References

{{Years in Bulgaria Bulgaria Years of the 20th century in Bulgaria