Events in the year 2021 in Bulgaria.
Incumbents President: Rumen Radev Prime Minister: Boyko Borisov (until 12 May), Stefan Yanev (from 12 May until 13 December), Kiril Petkov (from 13 December)
Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria
March 22 March – Two Russian diplomats were declared persona non grata and expelled after being implicated in a GRU spy ring.
July 30 July – Caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov announced that the government would impose stricter restrictions until August 31 following a surge in COVID-19 cases.
September 7 September – The government imposed new COVID-19 restrictions after a rapid surge in COVID-19 infections. 8 September – Thousands of people went to the streets in Sofia to protest the government's decision of imposing stricter COVID-19 restrictions.
November 14 November – General elections were held in the country to elect both the President and the National Assembly. 23 November – A Macedonian bus carrying 52 people crashed and caught fire on the Struma motorway near the village of Bosnek, south-west of Sofia, killing 45 people, including twelve children. It was the deadliest road accident in Bulgarian history and was referred to as the deadliest bus crash in Europe in a decade.
Deaths 6 January – Filip Trifonov, actor (b. 1947). 26 January – Georgi Ananiev, politician and former Minister of Defence (b. 1950). 6 May – Vanya Kostova, singer (b. 1957). 8 May – Georgi Dimitrov, footballer (b. 1959). 27 May – Lorina Kamburova, actress (b. 1991). Tinka Dineva Gergana Kofardzhieva Klara Marinova Denis Teofikov Georgi Penkov Petio Petkov Angel
See also List of years in Bulgaria 2021 in Bulgaria 2021 in Bulgarian sport 2021 in the European Union
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