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.
Arrested rebels in Vratsa
Communist-era memorial of the September Uprising in Pazardzhik
| 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 | |||||||
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Georgi Dimitrov Vasil Kolarov | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 841 killed[1] | |||||||
See also
References
- Музей на революционното движение в България, Звезди във вековете, Издателство на Българската комунистическа партия, София, 1972, 791 стр.
Further reading
- Barbusse, Henri (1928). The Executioners (in Bulgarian). Sofia.
- Kratka balgarska entsiklopediya (in Bulgarian). Sofia. 1969.
- Istoriya na Balgariya (in Bulgarian). Sofia: Hristo Botev. 1993.
- Dimitrov, Georgi; Vasil Kolarov; Valko Chervenkov (1953). The September Uprising, 1923-1953. Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo. OCLC 6217606. (point of view of Bulgarian Communist Party leaders)
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