Within a month of Zhivkov's ouster, Communist rule in Bulgaria had effectively ended, and within nearly a year the People's Republic of Bulgaria had formally ceased to exist.
Brenda një muaji nga rrëzimi i Zhivkovit, sundimi komunist në Bullgari mori fund dhe brenda afro një viti Republika Popullore e Bullgarisë pushoi zyrtarisht së ekzistuari.