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1944 - A left-wing uprising led to the abolition of monarchic rule and the executions of some 1,000—3,000 dissidents, war criminals, and members of the former royal elite<br> | 1944 - A left-wing uprising led to the abolition of monarchic rule and the executions of some 1,000—3,000 dissidents, war criminals, and members of the former royal elite<br> | ||
1946 - 1949 Bulgaria fell into the Soviet sphere of influence under the leadership of Georgi Dimitrov, who established a repressive, rapidly industrializing Stalinist state<br> | 1946 - 1949 Bulgaria fell into the Soviet sphere of influence under the leadership of Georgi Dimitrov, who established a repressive, rapidly industrializing Stalinist state<br> | ||
1984 - 1984 The government forced the minority ethnic Turks to adopt Slavic names in an attempt to erase their identity and assimilate them. These policies resulted in the emigration of some 300,000 ethnic Turks to Turkey<br> | 1984 - 1984 The government forced the minority ethnic Turks to adopt Slavic names in an attempt to erase their identity and assimilate them. These policies resulted in the emigration of some 300,000 ethnic Turks to Turkey.<br> | ||
[[Category:Bulgaria]] | ==Religious History== | ||
Bulgaria was converted to Christianity in the 9th century. Bulgarian culture was preserved in the monasteries of the Orthodox Church during Ottoman rule. Antagonism towards Greek influence over the Orthodox Church lead to a struggle for autonomy that was declared in 1860 and finally recognized by the Turkish sultan in 1870. A majority of the Christian population remains Orthodox. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is divided into 11 dioceses. Groups of Muslims, Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Jews also exist in the country.<ref>Genealogical Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Outline for Genealogical Research in Bulgaria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1982.</ref> | |||
==Online Sources== | |||
*[http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Bulgaria.html Culture of Bulgaria] | |||
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Bulgaria Bulgaria History and Culture by Britannica.com] | |||
*[https://www.slavorum.org/bulgarian-history-until-the-liberation-from-ottoman-rule-in-1878/ Bulgarian History - Ottoman rule to 1878] | |||
*[http://www.applet-magic.com/bulgaria.htm The Economy and Economic History of Bulgaria] | |||
*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/europe/bulgaria.html Collection of Histories] | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Bulgaria]][[Category:History]] | |||
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