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Greece to Return Remains of Ancient Bulgarian Tsar

Summary by The Citizen
Greece is to return to Bulgaria the remains of one of the last tsars to rule the country before it was conquered by the Byzantine Empire, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced on Tuesday. Sofia has long sought the repatriation of the remains attributed to Tsar Samuel, who reigned from 997 to 1014, which were uncovered during excavations launched in 1965 in a basilica located on an island in a lake shared between Greece and Albania. Rema…

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After more than six decades of diplomatic and scientific efforts, the mortal remains of Tsar Samuil are finally returning to our country. The historical ...

The significance of the memorandum returning the mortal remains of Tsar Samuil to Bulgaria is enormous. He stated this in the program "More of the Day" on BNT ...

Greece returns the mortal remains of Tsar Samuil to Bulgaria. Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced a "historic agreement" at the beginning of the government meeting and addressed the people in a presidential manner with "dear compatriots". Kiril Petkov and Asen Vassilev from "Continuing Change" (PP) reminded that the process started under their government in 2022. In return, Athens receives 48 church relics that have been in Sofia since 1917. Th…

GERB leader Boyko Borisov did something he had never done before. He trampled on Bulgarian memory, just to hit his political opponent Rumen Radev. Borisov compared the historical success - the return of Tsar Samuil's mortal remains, with the contract with "Botas". But if Borisov's criticisms regarding the gas document can be understood because of possible losses for our country, then his position against the Bulgarian national memory and dignity…

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The Citizen broke the news in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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