{"id":1064,"date":"2010-01-01T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T07:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/uncategorized\/on-this-day-in-bulgaria-september-18\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:39:23","slug":"on-this-day-in-bulgaria-september-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bronicable.com\/en\/on-this-day-in-bulgaria\/on-this-day-in-bulgaria-september-18\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in Bulgaria: September 18"},"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 18, 1885 \u2014 Sava Mutkurov Takes Command in Plovdiv<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Major General Sava Mutkurov officially assumed command of all armed forces in southern Bulgaria (the former Eastern Rumelia) following the Unification. His primary task was to coordinate the defense of the region and prepare the army for a potential Ottoman counterattack or Serbian invasion, demonstrating exceptional organizational and military leadership.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>September 18, 1923 \u2014 Anti-Government Protests in Sofia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Despite martial law, public demonstrations occurred in Sofia, organized by workers and left-wing organizations demanding democratic freedoms, an end to arbitrary arrests, and the release of political prisoners. The government used military force to disperse the crowds, further intensifying the political polarization before the outbreak of the main uprising.<\/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: General Sava Mutkurov took command of South Bulgarian forces in 1885, and protests in Sofia demanded rights in 1923.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1064","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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