The 1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State was a yearlong celebration in 1981 when

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 Macedon ...

celebrated the 1300th anniversary of the establishment of the first Bulgarian state in modern history. There were 23,000 events connected with the 1300th anniversary.

Things made in honour of the anniversary

Monuments

* Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, Shumen *

Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Sofia The Monument to the Unknown Soldier ( bg, Паметник на Незнайния воин, ''Pametnik na Neznayniya voin'') is a monument in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, located just next to the 6th-century Church of St Soph ...

Buzludzha Monument The Monument House of the Bulgarian Communist Party (), also known as the Buzludzha Monument (), was built on Buzludzha Peak in central Bulgaria by the Bulgarian communist government and inaugurated in 1981. It commemorated the events of 1891, wh ...

Buildings

National Palace of Culture The National Palace of Culture (, ; abbreviated as , NDK), located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is the largest, multifunctional conference and exhibition centre in south-eastern Europe. It was opened in 1981 in celebration of Bulgaria's 130 ...

Films

Aszparuh ''Khan Asparuh'' ( bg, Хан Аспарух) is a 1981 three-part Bulgarian historical action and drama film telling the story of Khan Asparuh and the events around the founding of the medieval Bulgarian state in 681 AD. It was shot and release ...

Others

* Bulgaria 1300 *

Encyclopedia Bulgaria The ''Encyclopedia Bulgaria'' ( bg, Енциклопедия "България") is an encyclopedia in seven volumes, published by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and dedicated to the 1300th anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian state. ...

Events

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament ...

The military parade

The parade took place on Sofia's September 9th Square. The parade inspector was the Minister of People's Defence of Bulgaria, General of the Army

Dobri Dzhurov Dobri Marinov Dzhurov (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Добри Маринов Джуров; 5 January 1916 – 17 June 2002) was a Bulgarian politician and military leader. He was the last Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria), Defense Minister of the ...

. The parade commander was

Colonel General Colonel general is a three- or four-star military rank used in some armies. It is particularly associated with Germany, where historically general officer ranks were one grade lower than in the Commonwealth and the United States, and was a ra ...

Hristo Dobrev, the Commander of the Land Forces of the

Bulgarian People's Army The Bulgarian People's Army ( bg, Българска народна армия, БНА, translit=Balgarska narodna armiya, BNA) was the army of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. It comprised the Bulgarian Land Forces, Air Force and Air Defence, ...

. Attending the parade was the General Secretary of the

Bulgarian Communist Party The Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP; bg, Българска Комунистическа Партия (БКП), Balgarska komunisticheska partiya (BKP)) was the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 198 ...

Todor Zhivkov Todor Hristov Zhivkov ( bg, Тодор Христов Живков ; 7 September 1911 – 5 August 1998) was a Bulgarian communist statesman who served as the ''de facto'' leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 1954 until 1989 ...

Full order of the march past

* Drummers and Buglers of the

Georgi Atanasov Military Music School The Georgi Atanasov Military Sergeant's Music School () was until 2001, an institution of the Bulgarian People's Army and the Bulgarian Armed Forces for military musicians. It created military music and performing staff for the brass bands of the ...

* Cadets of Military Colleges **

Georgi Rakovski Military Academy The Georgi Rakovski Military Academy ( bg, Военна академия „Георги Стойков Раковски“), based in Sofia, is Bulgaria's oldest military institution of higher education. It is named after Bulgarian revolutionary ...

** "Vasil Levski" People's Higher Combined Arms School **

Georgi Dimitrov National Military Artillery School Georgi may refer to: * Georgi (given name) * Georgi (surname) See also * Georgy (disambiguation) *Georgii (disambiguation) Georgii may refer to: ;Given name * Georgii Zantaraia (born 1987), Ukrainian judoka of Georgian origin * Georgii Karpechenko ...

** People's Higher Naval School "

Nikola Vaptsarov Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov ( bg, Никола Йонков Вапцаров; 7 December 1909 – 23 July 1942) was a Bulgarian poet, communist and revolutionary. Working most of his life as a machinist, he only wrote in his spare time. Despite the ...

" * Motor Riflemen * BNA Airborne Troops * BNA Marines *Border Guards * Militiamen of the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs Other units present included: the

National Guards Unit of Bulgaria The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria ( bg, Национална гвардейска част на България, translit=Natsionalna gvardeyska chast na Bulgaria) is a unique Bulgarian military formation of regimental size, directly subordin ...

and the Central Brass Band of the Bulgarian People's Army.

Commemorative coins and awards

At least 20 commemorative coins were made in 1981 honoring the anniversary. An award, the

Order "13 Centuries of Bulgaria" The Order "13 Centuries of Bulgaria" ( bg, Орден «XIII века България») was an award of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. The order was instituted on October 16, 1981 by decree No.2191 of the State Council of the People's Repub ...

, and a medal,

Medal "1300th Anniversary of Bulgaria" The Medal "1300th Anniversary of Bulgaria". Established in 1981, it was awarded until 1990. It was awarded to deserving prominent citizens in honor of the 1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State. Notable recipients * Todor Zhivkov - Politici ...

were issued on October 16, 1981 in honor of the anniversary.

References

{{Reflist Military parades Parades in Bulgaria Historiography of Bulgaria Anniversaries 1981 in Bulgaria