1990s in Bulgaria

The 1990s in the People's Republic of Bulgaria (until November 1990) and the Republic of Bulgaria (from November 1990).

People's Republic of Bulgaria

 * General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party: Petar Mladenov (1989–1990)
 * Chairman of the State Council: Petar Mladenov (1989–1990)
 * Chairman of the Republic:
 * Petar Mladenov (1990)
 * Stanko Todorov (1990)
 * Nikolai Todorov (1990)
 * Zhelyu Zhelev (1990)
 * Prime Minister of Bulgaria:
 * Georgi Atanasov (1986–1990)
 * Andrey Lukanov (1990)

Republic of Bulgaria

 * President of Bulgaria:
 * Zhelyu Zhelev (1990–1997)
 * Petar Stoyanov (1997–2002)
 * Prime Minister of Bulgaria:
 * Andrey Lukanov (1990)
 * Dimitar Iliev Popov (1990–1991)
 * Philip Dimitrov (1991–1992)
 * Lyuben Berov (1992–1994)
 * Reneta Indzhova (1994–1995)
 * Zhan Videnov (1995–1997)
 * Stefan Sofiyanski (1997)
 * Ivan Kostov (1997–2001)

1990

 * 10 June – Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria.

1991

 * January 22–27 – The 1991 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

1992

 * 12 – 19 January – The first direct presidential elections were held in Bulgaria. Incumbent President Zhelyu Zhelev of the Union of Democratic Forces won 52.8% of the vote in the second round.

1994

 * The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), an organisation established by the Danube River Protection Convention, was signed by the Danube countries in Sofia, Bulgaria.

1995

 * 1 April – The first episode of the Bulgarian television comedy Kanaleto is broadcast on Bulgarian National Television.

1996

 * May 25 – King Simeon returned to Bulgaria.

1997

 * 19 April – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria.

1998

 * 18 – 25 April – The 16th European Badminton Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and were hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Bulgarian Badminton Federation.

1999

 * Protracted demolition attempts on the marble mausoleum of the first communist leader Georgi Dimitrov become national joke.
 * Duet Mania, a Bulgarian pop duet is formed in Sofia.

Deaths

 * 1991
 * July 6 - Anton Yugov, prime minister (1956-1962)
 * 1993
 * 28 June – Boris Christoff, bass singer (b.1914).
 * 1994
 * November 2 - Grisha Filipov, prime minister (1981-1986)
 * 1996
 * October 2 - Andrey Lukanov, prime minister (1990)
 * December 17 - Stanko Todorov, prime minister (1971-1981)
 * 1998
 * August 5 - Todor Zhivkov, head of state (1954-1989).