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Democratic revolutions see Todor Zhivkov's communist regime collapse; nevertheless,
the former communist Bulgarian Socialist Party's candidate, Zhelyu Zhelev, wins the
first free elections.
2001
Bulgaria's formerly exiled child-king, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, becomes prime minister.
2004
Bulgaria, along with other former Warsaw Pact nations, joins NATO.
2007
On 1 January, despite European misgivings over stalled reforms, Bulgaria joins the
EU, becoming its first 'Cyrillic' country.
 
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