site.btaObservances: April 22

The world:

Earth Day.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1923: General elections are held. Bulgarian Agrarian National Union wins 54% of the vote. 

1950: Diplomatic relations established with Mongolia.

1991: Trade agreement signed with United States.

1992: Council of Europe's Anti-Doping Convention is ratified.

1992: Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees is ratified.

1994: The Chamber of Electrical Engineering in Bulgaria was established. On September 18, 2008, it was renamed the Bulgarian Association of Electrical Engineering and Electronics (BASEL).

1997: The Bulgarian Association of Grain and Feed Traders (BAGFT) was established by 28 companies. It was registered on January 19, 1998.

2001: First private hydroelectric power plant unveiled in Simitli Municipality, owned by a Sofia-based company.

2015: The Sofia City Court declared Corpbank insolvent. The court set November 6, 2014 - the date its licence was revoked - as the initial date of the bank’s insolvency. A general distraint and seizure were imposed on the assets of Corporate Commercial Bank.