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...tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine...

3) 5. Bulgaria. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...5. Bulgaria By the end of the 19th century, Bulgaria's population had reached 4.3 million, which served to increase rural discontent. In 1911, 80 percent of Bulgarians...

4) d. Bulgaria. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...d. Bulgaria (See 1915, Oct. 14) (See 1919, Nov. 27)Defeated in World War I, Bulgaria not only failed to recover any of the territory lost in the Second Balkan War,...

5) Bulgaria. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...Bulgaria Republic in southeastern Europe in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula , bordered by Romania to the north, the Black Sea to the east, Turkey to the...

6) Ferdinand, czar of Bulgaria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ferdinand, czar of Bulgaria, 1861-1948, czar of Bulgaria (1908-18), after being ruling prince (1887-1908). A grandnephew of Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, he was...

7) g. Bulgaria. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...g. Bulgaria (See 1943, Aug. 29) 1945, Nov. 18 The first general election gave overwhelming support to the single list of the Fatherland Front, a wartime coalition...

8) Nikopol, town, Bulgaria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Nikopol, town, Bulgaria, (neko´pol) (KEY) , town (1993 pop. 4,897), N Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River bordering Romania. Farming, viticulture, and fishing are...

9) Alexander, prince of Bulgaria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Alexander, prince of Bulgaria, (Alexander of Battenberg), 1857-93, prince of Bulgaria (1879-86); second son of Prince Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt and nephew of Alexander...

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...Europe on the Black Sea. Settled in the 6th century a.d. by Slavs, it was ruled by Turkey from the late 14th century until 1908, when it became an independent kingdom....