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The former residence of the Ottoman authorities in Veliko Tarnovo that seated the Constituent Assembly in 1879 (BTA Photo)
site.bta1879 Bulgarian Constituent Assembly Convenes in Veliko Tarnovo
The Constituent National Assembly was convened in the old capital Veliko Tarnovo on 10 February, 1879. Its main task was to adopt a constitution for the Principality of Bulgaria – a vassal state under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire,
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