Bulgaria Celebrates 137 years since Unification
Today marks 137 years since the declaration of independence of Eastern Rumelia from the Ottoman Empire and its union with the Principality of Bulgaria. In major cities throughout the country, the Bulgarian flag will be solemnly raised, military rituals will be performed and wreaths will be laid in memory of the dead.
On September 6, 1885, the Bulgarian people resisted the injustice imposed by the clauses of the B