Bulgarian Social Democratic Union


The Bulgarian Social Democratic Union was a Bulgarian leftist group founded in 1892.

History

In 1892 a group, led by Yanko Sakazov, founded a reformist organization, the Bulgarian Social Democratic Union. This group was opposed by another one, marxist Bulgarian Socialdemocratic Party, which was headed by Dimitar Blagoev. In 1894, Blagoev’s supporters agreed to unite with the Unionists in the interests of working class unity and took the name Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party. The First Congress, at which the Unionists were in the majority, adopted a program and statutes that were primarily’ reformist. They gained the majority in the leadership.