September 28, 1987. The First Protest Against the Regime of Todor Zhivkov Took Place in Ruse.

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On September 28, 1987, Tsonka Bukurova, Vyara Georgieva, Dora Bobeva, Stefka Monova, Evgeniya Zheleva and Albena Velkova, left their homes with their strollers and led the first spontaneous ecological demonstration in Bulgaria. It was against the almost decade-long gassing of the Danube capital by the chlorine chemical plant in Giurgiu and against the grandiose projects of the Ceausescu family. Today, none of these mothers has continued in big p…