Day Three. The Mouraviev government continues to manoeuvre. The Bulgarian Communist Party organizes mass de-monstrations, strikes, meetings and calls upon the people to rebel. Partisan units from the mountains converge on the cities.
Day Four. The Bulgarian Communist Party organizes a street demonstration in Sofia. The police interfere and arrests are made.
Day Five. Several hours after the Soviet Union has declared war on Bulgaria, the Politburo of the Bulgarian Communist Party and the General Staff of the National Liberation Army hold a meeting to approve a plan for an armed uprising. The main blow has to be struck in Sofia on the night of September 8. Todor Zhivkov, Head of the General Staff of the National Liberation Army, and Peter Iliev, member of the Staff, take part in the meeting.
Day Six. A strike by tram workers paralyzes transport. Demonstrations and meetings of crucial importance to the revolutionary struggle in the country are organized, Units of the Liberation Army occupy more than 20 villages.
Day Seven. The City Party Committee organizes a rally in the garden of the Maternity Hospital. The police attack, kill the trade unionist Peter Topalov-Schmidt and wound two commanders of combat groups. Partisans of the local detachment guarding the rally kill the policeman who fired the shot and disperse the rest of the police force. The Pemik miners and the tobacco workers in Plovdiv go on strike. Demonstrators in Pleven, Varna, Sliven and Sflistra break open the prison gates and free political prisoners. Partisans liberate Gabrovo, Pazardjik, Panagy urishte and fight in other localities.
Plovdiv, Tumovo, Rousse, Lovech
Day Eight daily sofia tour. The revolution spreads. Under the pressure of the people the authorities in Plovdiv, Tumovo, Rousse, Lovech, Yambol and other towns free political prisoners. Demonstrators in Gabrovo start an uprising, disarming local troops and occupying the greater part of the town.
The last secret session of the Politburo is held in Sofia in Morava Street. It decides on a surprise crucial blow at 2.00 ajn. on September 9 to occupy all military and communication centres and to establish a Popular Front government. The main blow is to be struck in Sofia.
At 4 pjn. a session of the National Committee of the Popular Front is held in the home of Kimon Georgiev, the future Prime Minister. The composition of the government is decided and the text of its policy approved.
Day Nine. The crucial blow is struck. In a mere half hour Bulgarian patriots seize the Ministry of War, occupy the radio, Post Office and other government departments. The ministers and regents of the fascist monarchal government are arrested. The first infantry division stationed in the capital and the police force are neutralized by units of the Chavdar partisan brigade, the local partisan detachment and the armed regiment.
At 6,25 a.m. Kimon Georgiev broadcasts the declaration of the newly established Popular Front government.
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