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Events in the year 2020 in Bulgaria.

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing – 2020–2021 Bulgarian protests; COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria

January

8 January – Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, along with the heads of state of Turkey, Russia, and Serbia, formally inaugurate the TurkStream gas pipelines.^[1]
13 – 19 January – The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III was held in Sofia.^[2] Iceland won the tournament.^[3]

February

4 February – President Rumen Radev withdraws his support for the ruling government coalition between the GERB party and the United Patriots, blaming it for the prevalent corruption in the country and lack of reform.^[4]
5 February – The U.S. places sanctions on Bulgarian judge Andon Mitalov who the U.S. State Department claimed was involved in "significant" corruption and had "severely compromised the independence" of the country's democratic institutions.^[5]
22 February – Following a far-right attack in Germany that killed at least nine people, the annual rally held by neo-Nazis in Sofia was banned, the first since it began in 2003.^[6]

March

8 March – The first confirmed cases of COVID-19 are reported in the country: a 27-year-old man from Pleven and a 75-year-old woman from Gabrovo.^[7]
11 March – A 66-year-old woman from Lom tested positive for COVID-19 and died, becoming the first victim of the virus in the country.^[8]
13 March – After the number of confirmed cases in the country more than tripled to 23 over one day, a state of emergency was declared until April 13. Schools, shopping centres, cinemas, restaurants, and other places of business were closed with only essential businesses remaining open. All sports events, including Bulgarian Football Union matches, were suspended. Travel was restricted to 14 countries and police were given special powers for quarantine enforcement.^[9]^[10]^[11]

April

3 April – The National Assembly approved the government's proposal to extend the state of emergency by one month until 13 May.^[12]
30 April – Bulgaria applies for ERM II, a mandatory step to joining the Eurozone, due to join along with Croatia in July.^[13]

May

4 May – Director of ECDC Dr. Andrea Ammon listed Bulgaria as the only country monitored by the centre still seeing an increase in newly registered cases.^[14]
9 May – Targovishte, the last Bulgarian province without any registered COVID-19 cases, confirmed its first COVID-19 case.^[15]
11 May – The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, publishes the result of radiocarbon and DNA analysis from fossils that were found in the Bacho Kiro cave, Gabrovo Province. The result, showing that the fossils belong to Homo sapiens instead of Neanderthals, indicates that modern humans may have arrived in Europe thousands of years earlier than previously thought.^[16]
25 May – The Bulgarian captain of the cargo ship Tommi Ritscher, who was kidnapped at the port of Cotonou, Benin, in the Gulf of Guinea by pirates, is freed.^[17]

June

21 June – Grigor Dimitrov, the most successful Bulgarian ATP tennis player to date, announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.^[18]
9 July – Protests begin throughout the country with the goal of removing Borisov's cabinet and Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev from office.^[19]^[20]

July

10 July
- The ECB accepts Bulgaria and Croatia into ERM II, paving the way for their adoption of the euro. This is also the Eurozone's first major expansion in half a decade.^[21]
- Thousands of protesters blocked the center of Sofia on Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., between Orlov Most and Sofia University. Later in the day, head of the National Security Service General Krassimir Stanchev resigned after being asked to do so by President Rumen Radev.^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]
14 July
- The National Representation of Student Councils in Bulgaria accused pro-government police forces of illegally beating protesting students and demanded the resignations of police officers found responsible.^[26]
- Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev released a series of wiretaps allegedly collected by the State Agency for National Security in which Aleksandar Paunov, Communist Party of Bulgaria leader and opposition MP, held a conversation with a Bulgarian exile. This led the Union of Democratic Forces to call on the prosecution to ban the communist party entirely, stating that it had supported the protests and "contributed to the destabilization of the country".^[27]^[28]
15 July – The opposition socialist party introduced a motion of no confidence against Borisov's government in parliament, accusing it of collaborating with the Bulgarian mafia. Concurrently, in response to the continued protests and reports of the use of violence by the police, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov asks his ministers for finance, the economy, and the interior to resign. However, the majority of protesters rejected these concessions and vowed to continue to protest until the entire government resigns.^[29]^[30]^[31]
21 July – The government survives a motion of no confidence by 124 votes against, 102 votes in favour, amidst the still ongoing large-scale anti-government protests.^[32]

August

7 August – Bulgarian security forces clamped down on demonstrators and dismantled anti-government barricades across the country in a major police sweep. The police operation comes a day after the Bulgarian government declared that it had no plans to step down from power.^[33]

September

3 September – The protests in the country became violent as protesting crowds attempt to storm the nation's parliament, leading to a night of fighting between demonstrators and security forces.^[34]
21 September – A court in the country sentenced two men, a Lebanese Australian and a Lebanese Canadian, to life in prison in absentia, for their roles in the suicide bombing of a bus in Burgas in 2012 that killed five Israeli tourists, the driver and the bomber. The whereabouts of the men is unknown and they are the subject of an Interpol red notice.^[35]

October

20 October – After new infections in the country hit a record, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov announced that the country would make wearing protective masks obligatory in all outdoor spaces on October 22 in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus by about 30% and help prevent the health system from being overwhelmed.^[36]
24 October – Sofia's mayor Yordanka Fandakova announces that it will close nightclubs and discos tomorrow for two weeks in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. She also urges universities to switch to online education and appeals to businesses to have as many employees work from home as possible.^[37]
25 October – Prime Minister Boyko Borisov tests positive for COVID-19.^[38]

December

20 December – The government announces the suspension of all flights between the country and the United Kingdom from tomorrow until January 31. Anyone who already arrived from the UK is required to quarantine for 10 days.^[39]

Deaths

January

1 January – Silva Zurleva, journalist (b. 1958).^[40]
5 January – Vanko Urumov, artist (b. 1941).^{[citation needed]}
8 January – Teofan Sokerov, artist (b. 1943).^{[citation needed]}
10 January – Petko Petkov, football player and manager (b. 1946).^[41]
15 January – Todor Valchev, financier (b. 1922).^{[citation needed]}
19 January – Blagovest Sendov, diplomat, mathematician and politician (b. 1932).^[42]
22 January – Petko Ogoiski, journalist, writer and politician (b. 1929).^{[citation needed]}
24 January – Andrey Daniel, artist (b. 1952).^{[citation needed]}

February

1 February – Ivan Staykov, composer (b. 1931).^{[citation needed]}
7 February – Ivan Zabunov, historian, public figure and politician (b. 1948).^{[citation needed]}
12 February – Penka Pavlova, folk singer (b. 1934).^{[citation needed]}
15 February – Irina Chmihova, pop singer and music pedagogue (b. 1930).^{[citation needed]}

March

7 March – Ivan Sarandev, literary critic and historian (b. 1934).^{[citation needed]}
26 March – Simeon Shterev, musician and composer (b. 1943).^{[citation needed]}

April

9 April – Valcho Kamarashev, actor (b. 1937).^{[citation needed]}

19 April
- Milen Tsvetkov, journalist (b. 1966).^[43]
- Stanislav Boyadzhiev, Olympic basketball player (b. 1945).^[44]
26 April
- Nikola Indjov, poet, publicist, essayist and translator (b. 1935).^{[citation needed]}
- Todor Simov, volleyball player and coach (b. 1929).^{[citation needed]}
30 April – Dzhenko Sabev, Olympic equestrian (b. 1947).^[45]

May

6 May – Borislav Georgiev, linguist (b. 1958).^{[citation needed]}
12 May – Hristina Lyutova, folk singer (b. 1940).^{[citation needed]}
14 May – Georgi Belev, poet (b. 1945).^{[citation needed]}
18 May – Sofia Nestorova, poet (b. 1955).^{[citation needed]}
31 May
- Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, artist (b. 1935).^[46]
- Tseno Tsenov, wrestler (b. 1939).^{[citation needed]}

June

5 June – Boris Gaganelov, footballer and manager (b. 1941).^[47]
5 June – Vilhelm Kraus, politician, Minister of Transport (b. 1949).^[48]
9 June – Stefan Vodenicharov, academic, President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Minister of Education (b. 1944).^[49]
10 June – Vera Gancheva, translator, publisher and author (b. 1943).^[50]
26 June – Yordan Milanov, military officer (b. 1924).^[51]

July

5 July – Katya Vodenicharova, children's book writer (b. 1926).^{[citation needed]}
9 July – Metodiy Grigorov, choir conductor (b. 1937).^{[citation needed]}
10 July
- Antonio Krastev, weightlifter, world champion (b. 1961).^[52]
- Georgi Yordanov, football player (b. 1947).^{[citation needed]}
11 July – Gergina Toncheva, teacher (b. 1932).^[53]
12 July
- Mirjana Basheva, poet (b. 1947).^[54]
- Ignat Kanev, construction contractor (b. 1926).^[55]
15 July – Vasil Stoychev, actor (b. 1935).^{[citation needed]}
27 July
- Stefan Karastoyanov, geographer (b. 1944).^{[citation needed]}
- Kina Kadreva, children's book writer (b. 1931).^[56]
30 July – Ivan Kutuzov, cartoonist (b. 1956).^{[citation needed]}

August

5 August – Ivanka Vancheva, Olympic javelin thrower (b. 1953).^[57]
9 August
- Dimitrina Gyurova, director and drama teacher (b. 1934).^[58]
- Stefan Getsov, footballer (b. 1929).^[59]
12 August – Biser Mihailov, football player and goalkeeper (b. 1943).^[60]
18 August – Ambrose Dorostolski, Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan Bishop of Dorostol (b. 1942).^[61]
19 August – Lyutviyan Mollova, Olympic javelin thrower (b. 1947).^[62]
24 August – Stoyan Alexandrov, financier and politician (b. 1949).^[63]

September

6 September – Lachezar Elenkov, poet (b. 1936).^{[citation needed]}
14 September – Petko Christov, Roman Catholic prelate and Bishop of Nicopolis (b. 1950).^[64]
16 September – Simeon Peshov, entrepreneur (b. 1941).^{[citation needed]}
21 September – Dimitar Kerelezov, writer and poet (b. 1938).^{[citation needed]}
26 September – Svetozar Nedelchev, actor (b. 1933).^{[citation needed]}
30 September – Atanas Vanchev de Tracy, poet (b. 1940).^{[citation needed]}

November

13 November – Vidin Apostolov, footballer (b. 1941).^[65]
23 November – Nikola Spasov, footballer (b. 1958).^[66]
26 November
- Vladimir Ivanov, Olympic sprinter (b. 1955).^[67]
- Dimitar Largov, footballer (b. 1936).^[68]
- Kamen Tchanev, operatic tenor (b. 1964).^[69]

December

5 December – Mincho Yovchev, politician and former Deputy Prime Minister (b. 1942).^[70]

References

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^ "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship Div III – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "IIHF – Iceland triumphs in U20 Division III". IIHF. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
^ "Bulgarian President Withdraws Support for Government". Balkan Insight. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "US Blacklists Bulgarian Judge Over Alleged Involvement In 'Significant' Corruption | Voice of America – English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "In the wake of Hanau, an annual neo-Nazi rally is banned in Sofia". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Проф. Тодор Кантарджиев: От Плевен имаме две положителни проби за коронавирус, от Габрово също". Информационна Агенция "Фокус" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
^ Дневник, Екип на (2020-03-11). "Коронавирусът в България: първа жертва и нов случай на заразен". Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
^ "МВнР: България не е въвела ограничения на държавните си граници". Bgonair (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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^ "Bulgaria declares state of emergency over coronavirus". news.trust.org. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "ГЕРБ удължи извънредното положение с подкрепата на ДПС". СЕГА (in Bulgarian). 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
^ "Bulgaria economy briefing: BULGARIA CHANGES LEGISLATION TO JOIN ERM2 EXCHANGE RATE MECHANISM – China-CEE Institute". Retrieved 2020-05-22.
^ "UK among European states not yet on COVID-19 downward slope: EU says". Reuters. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
^ "Нови 46 случая на Covid-19 у нас, общо стават 1911". bnr.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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^ "Kidnapped captain of Portugal-flagged ship freed-Bulgaria". Reuters. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ Clarke, Liz. "Grigor Dimitrov tests positive for coronavirus after playing on Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
^ "Протест пред президентството". bTV. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
^ "Bulgaria's anti-government protests keep pressure on PM Boyko Borissov". 14 July 2020.
^ "Bulgaria, Croatia take vital step to joining euro". Reuters. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
^ "Втори ден на протести в центъра на София*". Investor.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Началникът на НСО ген. Красимир Станчев подаде оставка". bTV Новините. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Президентът поиска оставката на шефа на НСО – България". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Напрежението ескалира: Полицията отцепи МС в полунощ заради антиправителствения протест". Mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Students demanding police who beat them fired". bnr.bg. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Гешев: Радев подкрепи бегълците от правосъдието". bTV Новините. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ news.bg (2020-07-17). "От МСДС искат разпускане на Комунистическата партия с лидер Александър Паунов". News.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote amid protests". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ Gotev, Georgi (2020-07-16). "Faced with anti-mafia protests, Bulgaria's Borissov sacks three ministers". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Борисов поиска три министерски оставки, но протестът остава – България". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Bulgarian government survives no-confidence vote, protests continue". Reuters. 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Bulgarian Police Clamp Down on Anti-Govt Protests". Balkan Insight. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Bulgaria riots: Police, anti-government protesters clash in Sofia | DW | 03.09.2020". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
^ "2 sentenced to life in absentia over Bulgarian bus bombing". AP NEWS. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
^ "Covid-19: Bulgaria makes wearing masks outdoors compulsory from October 22". The Sofia Globe. 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ "Nights clubs in Sofia to be closed for two weeks". bnr.bg. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ "Bulgarian Premier Tests Positive for Covid, Recovering at Home". Bloomberg.com. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ "Covid-19: Flights between Bulgaria and UK banned, 10-day quarantine for arrivals from UK". The Sofia Globe. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ "Силва Зурлева е открита мъртва в дома си в село Ковачевица". tribune.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Beroe and Bulgaria legend Petko Petkov died". MBS News. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020.
^ "Отиде си акад. Благовест Сендов". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Милен Цветков загина в жестока катастрофа". nova.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ "Olympedia – Stanislav Boyadzhiev". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ "Olympedia – Dzhenko Sabev". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ È morto Christo, l’artista aveva 84 anni (in Italian)
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^ "Former Minister of Transport and Deputy Mayor of Sofia Wilhelm Kraus has Passed Away - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ "Stefan Vodenicharov, formerly Bulgaria's Education Minister, dies aged 75". The Sofia Globe. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ "Почина проф. Вера Ганчева". nova.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
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^ Рекордьорът на 200 м Владимир Иванов почина на 65 години (in Bulgarian)
^ Почина бившият президент на БФС и капитан на България Димитър Ларгов (in Bulgarian)
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^ Почина бившият вицепремиер Минчо Йовчев (in Bulgarian)

External links

Media related to 2020 in Bulgaria at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Turkey, Russia launch TurkStream pipeline carrying gas to Europe". Reuters. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[2] "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship Div III – Competition schedule" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[3] "IIHF – Iceland triumphs in U20 Division III". IIHF. Retrieved 2020-03-16.

[4] "Bulgarian President Withdraws Support for Government". Balkan Insight. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[5] "US Blacklists Bulgarian Judge Over Alleged Involvement In 'Significant' Corruption | Voice of America – English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[6] "In the wake of Hanau, an annual neo-Nazi rally is banned in Sofia". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[7] "Проф. Тодор Кантарджиев: От Плевен имаме две положителни проби за коронавирус, от Габрово също". Информационна Агенция "Фокус" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[8] Дневник, Екип на (2020-03-11). "Коронавирусът в България: първа жертва и нов случай на заразен". Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[9] "МВнР: България не е въвела ограничения на държавните си граници". Bgonair (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[10] "Bulgaria closes schools, restricts travel over coronavirus". Reuters. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-16.

[11] "Bulgaria declares state of emergency over coronavirus". news.trust.org. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[12] "ГЕРБ удължи извънредното положение с подкрепата на ДПС". СЕГА (in Bulgarian). 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[:0-13] "Bulgaria economy briefing: BULGARIA CHANGES LEGISLATION TO JOIN ERM2 EXCHANGE RATE MECHANISM – China-CEE Institute". Retrieved 2020-05-22.

[14] "UK among European states not yet on COVID-19 downward slope: EU says". Reuters. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[15] "Нови 46 случая на Covid-19 у нас, общо стават 1911". bnr.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[16] Welle (dw.com), Deutsche. "Bulgarian fossils suggest Homo sapiens arrived in Europe earlier than previously thought | DW | 12.05.2020". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-06-03.

[17] "Kidnapped captain of Portugal-flagged ship freed-Bulgaria". Reuters. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[18] Clarke, Liz. "Grigor Dimitrov tests positive for coronavirus after playing on Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[19] "Протест пред президентството". bTV. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[20] "Bulgaria's anti-government protests keep pressure on PM Boyko Borissov". 14 July 2020.

[21] "Bulgaria, Croatia take vital step to joining euro". Reuters. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-11.

[22] "Втори ден на протести в центъра на София*". Investor.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[23] "Началникът на НСО ген. Красимир Станчев подаде оставка". bTV Новините. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[24] "Президентът поиска оставката на шефа на НСО – България". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[25] "Напрежението ескалира: Полицията отцепи МС в полунощ заради антиправителствения протест". Mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[26] "Students demanding police who beat them fired". bnr.bg. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[27] "Гешев: Радев подкрепи бегълците от правосъдието". bTV Новините. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[28] ws.bg (2020-07-17). "От МСДС искат разпускане на Комунистическата партия с лидер Александър Паунов". News.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[29] "Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote amid protests". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[30] Gotev, Georgi (2020-07-16). "Faced with anti-mafia protests, Bulgaria's Borissov sacks three ministers". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[31] "Борисов поиска три министерски оставки, но протестът остава – България". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[32] "Bulgarian government survives no-confidence vote, protests continue". Reuters. 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[33] "Bulgarian Police Clamp Down on Anti-Govt Protests". Balkan Insight. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[34] Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Bulgaria riots: Police, anti-government protesters clash in Sofia | DW | 03.09.2020". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-07.

[35] "2 sentenced to life in absentia over Bulgarian bus bombing". AP NEWS. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-10-07.

[36] "Covid-19: Bulgaria makes wearing masks outdoors compulsory from October 22". The Sofia Globe. 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[37] "Nights clubs in Sofia to be closed for two weeks". bnr.bg. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[38] "Bulgarian Premier Tests Positive for Covid, Recovering at Home". Bloomberg.com. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[39] "Covid-19: Flights between Bulgaria and UK banned, 10-day quarantine for arrivals from UK". The Sofia Globe. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[40] "Силва Зурлева е открита мъртва в дома си в село Ковачевица". tribune.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[41] "Beroe and Bulgaria legend Petko Petkov died". MBS News. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020.

[42] "Отиде си акад. Благовест Сендов". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[43] "Милен Цветков загина в жестока катастрофа". nova.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-08-26.

[44] "Olympedia – Stanislav Boyadzhiev". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26.

[45] "Olympedia – Dzhenko Sabev". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26.

[46] È morto Christo, l’artista aveva 84 anni (in Italian)

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