1971 in Bulgaria
# 1971 in Bulgaria

Events in the year 1971 in Bulgaria.

## Incumbents

* General Secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party: Todor Zhivkov
* Chairmen of the Council of Ministers: Todor Zhivkov (from 1962 until July 7) Stanko Todorov (from July 7 until 1981)

## Events

* 18 May – The Zhivkov Constitution (which was the third Constitution of Bulgaria and the second of the Communist era) came into effect.

## Sports

* June 19 – 27 – The 1971 European Weightlifting Championships, the 50th edition of the event, were held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. There were 123 participants from 23 nations.
