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Bulgarian Declaration of Independence

Bulgarian Declaration of Independence
The declaration (manifesto) of independence
Created5 October [O.S. 22 September] 1908
PurposeTo announce the de jure independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire
Ferdinand of Bulgaria proclaiming independence in Tarnovo, 1908

The de jure independence of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Независимост на България, romanizedNezavisimost na Bǎlgariya) from the Ottoman Empire was proclaimed on 5 October [O.S. 22 September] 1908 in the old capital of Tarnovo by Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who afterwards took the title "Tsar".[1][2]

  1. ^ Bourchier, James David (1911). "Bulgaria/History" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 778–784, see page 784, para 4. Declaration of Independence.....
  2. ^ Anderson, Frank Maloy; Hershey, Amos Shartle (1918). "The Bulgarian Declaration of Independence, 1908.". Handbook for the Diplomatic History of Europe, Asia, and Africa 1870-1914. Washington, DC: National Board for Historical Service, Government Printing Office. pp. 380–382. Retrieved 22 September 2018 – via Internet Archive.

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