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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1879, Feb. 22 | |
| The Bulgarian constituent assembly adopted a liberal constitution providing universal male suffrage and a council of ministers responsible to Parliament. This constitution also called for universal primary education and conscription, and established Orthodoxy as the state religion. | 1 |
| 1879–86 | |
| ALEXANDER I. | 2 |
| April 29 | |
| Alexander of Battenberg was elected prince. He was a favorite nephew of the tsar and was intended to serve as a satrap. He soon became involved in conflict with the national assembly (Sobranye); its liberal members opposed Russian control. | 3 |
| The National Library was founded in Sofia. | 4 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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