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by Ivan Marinov
Inner Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Bulgarian political party, it was a member of the ruling Union of Democratic Forces coalition between 1997-2000.
Coat of arms of VMRO. The inscription in the upper part of the coat of arms
means: "Union and strength".
Flag with initials used on it. The Bulgarian/Macedonian name that sounds
something like "Vnutrashnya Makedonska Revolucionarna Organizacija". BMRO
fought primarily against Turks for the independence of Bulgaria and Macedonia,
and as might be seen from the flag, the ideology was anarchic-revolutionary (as
were the methods). The group was soon (at the beginning of the 20th century)
split between those wanting Macedonia a part of Bulgaria and those struggling
for the independence of Macedonia. Therefore, to cut the story short, today we
have VMRO both in modern Bulgaria and Macedonia (where it is called VMRO-DPMNE),
both being modern democratic parties that have long forsaken their anarcho-revolutionary
methods.
The party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (Dvizhenie za prava i svobodi, DPS)
was founded at the end of 1990. Since that date the undoubted leader of the
party and Bulgarian Turks is Ahmed Dogan. Since the 1991 first democratic
elections the party of DPS has been represented in the parliamentary. Under
Article 1, Section 4 of the Statute of MRF (DPS) the symbols are:
Source: The Statute of DPS on
www.dps.bg/ustav/html . Sometimes (I am myself a witness) the Turkish
abbreviation 'HOH' replaces the Bulgarian 'DPS'.
This image from the
DPS website is a darker blue.
This flag (red-white-red) was reported for DPS sometime before 2001. It is unknown among
Bulgarian Turks and is not in use. Maybe this flag presents some emigrant
organization of Bulgarian Turks out of Bulgaria.
Bulgarian Socialist Party (former name: Bulgarian Communist Party). Third biggest party in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian Euro Left. Formerly a fraction in the Bulgarian Socialist Party.
Today, the newspaper PUBLICO brings a large article about Bulgaria with a
photo that contains an unknown flag. It seems to be a Bulgarian flag with two "parts" of white added below,
making thus a square flag horizontally striped in white-green-red-white in proportions 1:1:1:2. Of course the colours are educated guesses, but I'm pretty sure they are correct. Anyone knows this flag?
Jorge Candeias, 02 May 2001
I see today the flag of the National Movement Simeon II. Curiously the flag
is red with a white symbol (a sun) and letters. Unluckily I can't find the
symbol in the web and I can't reconstruct it accurately from memory
Jaume Ollé, 17 June 2001
There is a "little" problem with National Movement Simeon II. In fact,
there are three such movements:
Ivan Marinov, 18 June 2001
I don't know that party or coalition of the quoted is the red flag with white
sun, but I have no doubt that is for some of them
because: a) Simeon was present in the images probably some meeting in the
present electoral campaign, then I assume that can be
the flag of the coalition that participate in the current elections; b) Flag
was hoisted by several people in normal size (one) and small size (probably
paper) many; also symbol was see in firt plane in a red banner. c) also was
ondulanting a white flag with symbol and probably red and green colors in
the border: i see two times but always only one or two seconds, but must be
a kind of royal standard or so.
Jaume Ollé, 18 June 2001
I've seen TV footage showing Simeon II apparently celebrating the
results, coming out and entering a car surrounded by masses waving a
Bulgarian flag as well as some white flags with some emblem, as
described here before. What caught my eye was an other flag -
apparently the Italian pre-WWII merchant ensign! That one with Savoy
shield (but no crown) in the middle of green-white-red vertical
tricolour.
Željko Heimer, 19 June 2001
Simeon's mother was Giovanna, daughter of King Vittorio Emanuelo III of Italy. That could be the connection.
Elias Granqvist, 19 June 2001
After his exile he was living shortly in Egypt, and after that in Spain.
Simeon is from the Savoy dynasty on maternal side.
Ivan Marinov, 20 June 2001
In concern with the June discussion on the flag of the NM
Simeon the Second, I quote data from an official source.
Under the Statute of NMSS, adopted on 8 April 2001, the
National Movement has the following symbols (Art. 3): 1. a
flag - equal yellow stripes and blue stripes; 2. an emblem -
a shell.
It is a pity that the Statute gives no information about
the number of stripes and the colours of the shell.
Stoyan Antonov, 26 July 2001
Union of Democratic Forces. Second biggest party in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian National Alliance
Bulgarian Defence Flag.gif)
by
Dov Gutterman at
http://www.bulgariaonline.bg/macedonia/
Željko Heimer, 24 February 2002
DPS
by Stoyan
Antonov
Stoyan Antonov, 4 September 2001
by Ivan Sache
Stoyan Antonov, 4 September 2001
BSP
by Ivan Marinov
BEL
by Ivan Marinov
NDSV
National Movement Simeon II, the political party founded by former Bulgarian king Simeon II (civil name: Simeon Borisov Sakskoburgotski). Winner in the 2001 parlamentary elections.
by
Jorge Candeias
1. Former king Simeon II started a political party with this name two
months ago, but this party was not registered by the jury. So all activity
was discontinued. I remember a yellow-green flag with some symbol in the
centre. But this flag was no longer used after the denial of registration.
2. After the denial of registration by the jury, Simeon II formed a
coalition of twio existent little parties (Party of the Bulgarian Women and
Movement for National Renewement Oborishte). The name of the coalition
became Coalition National Movement Simeon II. This coalition was used only
because of formal causes, and it will be discontinued very soon (Simeon II
won 120 seats of 240 in the yesterday parlamentary elections!). This
coalition was planned as a short life entity, and it had not any symbols,
only the symbols required by the law. There was no flag.
3. Simeon II said yesterday on Bulgarian Televison (I am watching it
regularly by satelite) that there will be a new party called National
Movement Simeon II. I think it will have its own symbols.
Now, what would this flag do here? Was Simeon living in Italy after
his exile, or maybe is his family connected with Savoy dynasty? Or ,
maybe was this flag used instead of Bulgarian flag - the colour are
the same after all :-o
What's more interesting is that it seems that this flag was waved by
someone from Simeon's group rather then other "casual" spectators, as
it was seen already inside the house and all the way towards the car,
always only few steps away from Simeon.
SDS
by Ivan Marinov
BNS
by Santiago Tazon
The BNS (using the Cyrillic "bHC" characters) is a Bulgarian ultra-nationalist
organization. They use a flag with the green, white and red national stripes
with a black symbol in the center double fimbriated white-black. According to
the BNS website ( www.bgns.net ) the symbol
means as follows: "On top of the tricolour we have embroidered the sign of the
clan Dulo - a symbol of the khans that created Old Great Bulgaria, the present
and Bulgaria-upon-Volga kingdoms."
by Santiago Tazon
Another flag used by the same group is the Bulgarian Defence Flag (as they named
it): a mixture of the Imperial German flag changing the eagle for the yellow
rampant lion of the Bulgarian Kingdom, with Bulgarian national flag as canton.
Santiago Tazon, 22 January 2003
