The 1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State was a yearlong celebration in 1981 when Bulgaria celebrated the 1300th anniversary of the establishment of the first Bulgarian state in modern history.^[1][2][3] There were 23,000 events connected with the 1300th anniversary.^[4]

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1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State

Date	1981
Also known as	1300-та годишнина на българската държава
Participants	Bulgarian Communist Party  Bulgarian People's Army Bulgarian diaspora

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The 1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State celebration was the brainchild of Lyudmila Zhivkova, and was modeled after the Millennium of the Polish State celebrations in 1966, the United States Bicentennial in 1976, and the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire in 1971.^[5]

The parade took place on Sofia's September 9th Square. The parade inspector was the Minister of People's Defence of Bulgaria, General of the Army Dobri Dzhurov.^[9] The parade commander was Colonel General Hristo Dobrev, the Commander of the Land Forces of the Bulgarian People's Army.^[10] Attending the parade was the General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party Todor Zhivkov.

At least 20 commemorative coins were made in 1981 honoring the anniversary. An award, the Order "13 Centuries of Bulgaria",^[11] and a medal, Medal "1300th Anniversary of Bulgaria" were issued on October 16, 1981 in honor of the anniversary.^[12]

• People's Republic of Bulgaria
• History of Bulgaria