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BULGARIA CELEBRATES UNIFICATION

Thu, Sep 07 2006 09:01 CET

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On September 6 Bulgaria celebrated 121 years since the unification of Bulgaria and the then-Ottoman Eastern Rumelia, an autonomous province which capital was the city of Plovdiv.

Most of the celebrations were focused in Plovdiv itself. Horsemen and soldiers dressed in traditional uniforms from the period marched in the central part of the city to commemorate the occasion.

The re-creation of the events has been taking place for the first time since Unification is commemorated, Darik Radio reported.

At night Plovdiv was lit by fireworks. President Georgi Purvanov, Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev and Parliament speaker Georgi Pirinski attended the celebration.

Unification occurred in the autumn of 1885. Revolts in Eastern Rumelia, followed by a coup led to the re-joining of nowadays Bulgaria with the autonomous province.

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