Events in the year 1979 in Bulgaria. Incumbents General Secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party: Todor Zhivkov Chairmen of the Council of Ministers: Stanko Todorov Events 16 March – A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 airliner crashes near the village of Gabare (130 km northeast of Sofia) on an international flight from Sofia, Bulgaria, to Warsaw Airport, Poland, killing all 73 on board. References 1970s in Bulgaria Years of the 20th century in Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria