1971 in Bulgaria

← 1970 1969 1968 1971 in Bulgaria → 1972 1973 1974
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1971 Timeline of Bulgarian history

Events in the year 1971 in Bulgaria.

Incumbents

• General Secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party: Todor Zhivkov
• Chairmen of the Council of Ministers: Todor Zhivkov (from 1962 until July 7) Stanko Todorov (from July 7 until 1981)

Events

• 18 May – The Zhivkov Constitution (which was the third Constitution of Bulgaria and the second of the Communist era) came into effect.[1]

Sports

• June 19 – 27 – The 1971 European Weightlifting Championships, the 50th edition of the event, were held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. There were 123 participants from 23 nations.[2][3]

References

1. Konstantinov, Emil. Constitutional Foundation of Bulgaria (Historical Parallels) Archived 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine. Rigas Network, 2002.
2. "European Championships From 1907 to Today @ Lift Up: Search Results". www.chidlovski.net. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
3. Аптекарь, М. Л. Тяжёлая атлетика (in Russian). Рипол Классик. ISBN 978-5-458-34702-0.