Topic summary

September Uprising

September Uprising
BelligerentsBulgarian government
IMRO
Shpitskomandi (paramilitary volunteers)
White émigréBulgarian Communist PartyCommanders and leadersAleksandar TsankovGeorgi Dimitrov
Vasil KolarovCasualties and losses 841 killed

The September Uprising (Bulgarian: Септемврийско въстание, Septemvriysko vastanie), also called the September Riots (Септемврийски бунтове), was a 1923 communist insurgency in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) attempted to overthrow Alexandar Tsankov's new government established following the coup d'état of 9 June.