September Uprising
The September Uprising (Bulgarian: Септемврийско въстание, Septemvriysko vastanie) was a 1923 communist insurgency in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) attempted to overthrow Alexander Tsankov's new government established following the coup d'état of 9 June.
September Uprising | |||||||
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Part of the Revolutions of 1917–1923 | |||||||
Leaflet of the Vratsa revolutionary district intended for the soldiers sent to crush the uprising. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bulgarian government IMRO Shpitskomandi (paramilitary volunteers) |
Bulgarian Communist Party Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Anarchists | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Georgi Dimitrov Vasil Kolarov | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
841 killed Museum of the Revolutionary Movement in Bulgaria, Stars in the Ages, Publishing House of the Bulgarian Communist Party, Sofia, 1972, 791 pages. |
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