Bulgaria
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Bulgaria, TJET has collected information on: two amnesties between 1990 and 1991; 27 domestic trials starting between 1993 and 2012; and five vetting policies starting between 1992 and 2011.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
Based on well-known democracy data, TJET records one democratic transition starting in 1990.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records no episodes of violent intrastate conflict in Bulgaria between 1970 and 2020.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Bulgaria ranks 110th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Bulgaria had two amnesties between 1990 and 1991. Two occurred in the context of democratic transition. Two amnesties released political prisoners.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on 27 domestic prosecutions between 1993 and 2012. These include two transitional human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which one person was convicted; and 25 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which 21 persons were convicted. In one trial that involved high-ranking state agents, no one was convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Vetting Policies
Bulgaria had five vetting policies, starting in 1992; four of these ended by 2017. Three policies provided sanctions based on past individual conduct. Five policies prescribed both dismissals from current employment and bans from holding future office. One policy aimed to declassify the records of former state security agents.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.