site.btaForeign Ministry: Chicago City Council Adopts Resolution on Occasion of 120 Years of Bulgaria-US Diplomatic Relations
The document notes that Bulgaria was admitted into and permitted to display an exhibit at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, an event hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the first diplomatic recognition accorded to Bulgaria as an independent state.
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