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The Cathars or Albigensians were also known as bougres, pointing to the Bulgarian origin of the sect. [4] It was not until the mid-19th century that contacts between France and the Bulgarian lands were intensified. France was an attractive centre for Bulgarian students abroad even before the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878. Bulgarian public ...
Bulgarian-French relations are foreign relations between Bulgaria and France. Diplomatic relations between both countries were established on July 8, 1879. They were enemies in World War 1 and 2, but in present times, they have a good relationship. Bulgaria is a full member of the Francophonie since 1993. Bulgaria has an embassy in Paris.
Indeed, French became the primary foreign language in Bulgaria and the wealthy typically sent their children to elite Roman Catholic French language schools taught by Frenchmen. The prosperous Greek community of southern Bulgaria set up their own network of Greek language primary and secondary schools that promoted Hellenism in order to counter ...
This is a list of the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.These governments belong to an international organisation representing countries and regions where French is the first ("mother") or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers) or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.
In 1956, the English class moved to Sofia and was expanded into what would become the First English Language School. In 1958, the French section moved to Varna and founded the Lycée Joliot-Curie. In 1960, the German High School in Sofia emerged from the German section, and in the following year the French section was separated from it.
French is one of two official languages of Cameroon, the other being English. [35] French is the main language in eight of the ten regions of the country, with English being dominant in the remaining two. [76] The vernacular form is Cameroonian French. French is the mother tongue of a vast proportion of young Cameroonians living in urban centers.
The history of Bulgaria can be traced from the first settlements on the lands of modern Bulgaria to its formation as a nation-state, and includes the history of the Bulgarian people and their origin. The earliest evidence of hominid occupation discovered in what is today Bulgaria date from at least 1.4 million years ago. [ 1 ]
The Bulgarian Historical Archive (Bulgarian: Български исторически архив) functions as part of the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library and keeps more than 1.5 million documents and a separate collection "Portraits and Photos" consisting of 80,000 photos all of historical importance for Bulgaria and the Balkans .