On March 3, 1878, the preliminary peace treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was signed in the small fishing village of San Stefano, near Istanbul. It puts an end to the Russo-Turkish war and somewhat settles the status of the newly formed Bulgarian state. Thus, Bulgaria appears again on the map of Europe!
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For the first time, March 3 was celebrated on February 19, 1880 (March 3 is a new style date) as “Day of the accession to the throne of Emperor Alexander II and the conclusion of the San Stefano Peace Treaty”.
Since 1888, it has been celebrated as Bulgaria’s Liberation Day. Under this name, it was confirmed by the Law on Holidays of the Principality of Bulgaria from 1900, as well as by the Law on Holidays and Sunday Rest from 1911 that replaced it (in force until October 1951, when it was repealed by the Labor Code).
It was first celebrated in a new style on March 3, 1917, after the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in Bulgaria in 1916. The day of Bulgaria’s liberation from Ottoman rule was designated as a national holiday by Decree 236 of the State Council, issued on February 27, 1990, and by the Decision of the 9th National Assembly of March 5, 1990. The day was chosen as a national holiday on Bulgaria, because then, for the first time, the Bulgarian lands were mentioned as a political argument.
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