In 1997 Bulgaria was at breaking point, facing an overall crisis. Tens of thousands of people were protesting daily against the former Communist government. On 10 January the country's parliament in Sofia came under siege.
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Parliament Under Siege, 1997
Parliament Under Siege, 1997
Parliament Under Siege, 1997
On Saturday, 11 January 1997, Bulgarian National TV's weekly programme "Panorama" broadcast a 25 minutes piece on what happened less than 24 hours earlier.
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At the besieged parliament and inside, after it was stormed by angry anti-government protesters.
A real challenge for journalism...
Editors: Olga Lozanova, Nevena Andonova
Reporters: Evgeniya Atanasova, Achileas Lilov
Camera: Hrisimir Danev, Nikolay Petrov, Ivan Hristov
See also: http://mycentury.tv/bulgaria/139-bulgaria-january-1997.html
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