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Velikite Balgari (Bulgarian: „Великите българи“, The Great Bulgarians) is a Bulgarian spin-off of the 2002 BBC television program 100 Greatest Britons. Aired on the Bulgarian National Television's Kanal 1, its first stage began on 9 June 2006 and finished on 10 December, with a show on 23 December announcing the names of the Top 100 as chosen by popular vote. The Top 10 were announced in alphabetical order. In the second stage, which lasted until 17 February 2007, the viewers determined the order in the Top 10. Documentaries dedicated to every Top 10 personality were aired during the second stage.
1–10
Vasil Levski (1837–1873), revolutionary and national hero
Peter Deunov (1864–1944), spiritual master of a school of Esoteric Christianity
Asparuh of Bulgaria (d. 681), founder of the First Bulgarian Empire
Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria (c. 866–927), ruled during the Golden Age of Bulgarian culture and military power
Hristo Botev (1848–1876), national poet and revolutionary
Knyaz Boris I of Bulgaria (d. 907), ruled during the Christianization of Bulgaria
Saints Cyril and Methodius (9th century), devised and spread the Glagolitic alphabet
Stefan Stambolov (1854–1895), successful Prime Minister
Ivan Vazov (1850–1921), national writer
Saint Paisius of Hilendar (1722–1773), wrote Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya
11–100
See also
100 greatest Britons
Greatest Britons spin-offs
List of Bulgarians
References
External links
Official website of Velikite Balgari
