site.btaSeptember 22, 1908: Bulgaria Declares its Independence

The official version of the Independence Manifesto, produced by artist Haralambi Tachev on parchment, calligraphed with elaborate initial letters and signed by the King and by all eight Government Ministers, with wax seals attached to the lower end by separate strings. The precious scroll is kept in a safe at the Central State Historical Archives and is brought out on very rare occasions. It is pictured here as exhibited at the President's Administration on the occasion of an anniversary of the event, Sofia, September 18, 2015 (Photo: Administration of the President)