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NationMaster - Statistics on Bulgaria. 1823 facts and figures, stats and information on Bulgarian economy, crime, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. |
| | Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent in 1908. |
| | Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. |
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