site.btaToday's Observances: July 12

Bulgaria:

- Holiday of the National Guard Unit.

The world:

- National Day of Kiribati. Independence Day (1979).

- National Day of Sao Tome and Principe. Independence Day (1975).

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1951: Press Directorate with Ministry of Foreign Affairs is reorganized and renamed Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) by Bulgarian Communist Party Central Committee Politburo Decision No. 51. BTA becomes news organization in its own right.

1964: Bulgaria and Greece upgrade their diplomatic missions to embassy level (established September 9, 1880 at diplomatic agency level, severed June 16, 1913, re-established March 16, 1914 at legation level, severed July 2, 1917, re-established August 8, 1920, severed April 23, 1941, re-established May 22, 1954 at legation level).

1991: Seventh Grand National Assembly adopts Constitution of Republic of Bulgaria, which superseded Constitution of May 18, 1971.