{"id":1047,"date":"2010-01-01T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/uncategorized\/on-this-day-in-bulgaria-september-1\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:37:40","slug":"on-this-day-in-bulgaria-september-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/on-this-day-in-bulgaria\/on-this-day-in-bulgaria-september-1\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in Bulgaria: September 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every day in Bulgarian history holds a story worth remembering. In this recurring series, <strong>On This Day in Bulgaria<\/strong>, we look back at notable events, decisions, and milestones that happened on this date across the country&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>September 1, 1885 \u2014 Secret Committee Meets in Eastern Rumelia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Bulgarian Secret Central Revolutionary Committee (BSCRC) held a crucial meeting in Plovdiv to finalize the plans for the upcoming unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and the autonomous Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia. The organizers coordinated with local military officers and political figures, setting the stage for the historic event that would take place just five days later.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>September 1, 1916 \u2014 Bulgaria Declares War on Romania<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>During the First World War, the Kingdom of Bulgaria declared war on Romania, initiating the Dobruja campaign. Bulgarian forces, allied with Germany and Austria-Hungary, sought to reclaim the region of Southern Dobruja, which had been ceded to Romania following the Second Balkan War in 1913. The campaign was highly successful and ended with the restoration of the territory under Bulgarian control.<\/p>\n<p>Explore more of Bulgaria&#8217;s story on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/\">Bronicable<\/a><\/strong>, including our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/category\/from-above\/\">Bulgaria From Above<\/a><\/strong> series and our guides to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/category\/bulgaria\/\">the best of Bulgaria<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this day in Bulgarian history: the secret committee in Eastern Rumelia met in 1885, and Bulgaria declared war on Romania in 1916.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-on-this-day-in-bulgaria","latest_post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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