site.btaToday's Observances: September 9-10
September 9
The world:
- NATO Day;
- National Day of North Korea: Foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1948).
On this date in Bulgarian history:
1880: Diplomatic relations are established with Greece at diplomatic agency level. Promoted to embassy level July 12, 1964.
1909: Sofia's Central Synagogue (third largest in Europe, largest in the Balkans) is inaugurated.
1944: The Communist-dominated Fatherland Front stages a coup d'etat as the Soviet Army marches into Bulgaria during World War II. The Konstantin Muraviev Cabinet is deposed.
1953: The Belene forced labour camp is shut down.
1972: Bulgarian Television starts broadcasting in colour.
1998: Bulgaria's accession to the Central European Free Trade Agreement is ratified.
September 10
The world:
- National Day of Gibraltar. Commemorates first referendum of 1967, in which Gibraltarians choose to remain under British sovereignty.
On this date in Bulgarian history:
1855: First telegram from Constantinople received in Shumen. Beginning of telegraph communications.
1944: Bulgaria joins anti-Hitler coalition of World War II.
1991: Diplomatic relations established with Lithuania.
1991: Diplomatic relations with Estonia and Latvia restored. First established in 1920 (Estonia) and 1922 (Latvia).
1992: World Bank opens Resident Mission in Sofia.
2003: Parliament ratifies UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, adopted 2001.
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