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Kantouris, C., & Toshkov, V. (2026, October 3). Remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel will arrive in Bulgaria after decades of talks with Greece. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/remains-of-medieval-ruler-czar-samuel-will-arrive-in-bulgaria-after-decades-of-talks-with-greece/article_adb56464-92e2-540a-b436-84270e2be6ae.html
Kantouris, Costas, and Veselin Toshkov. “Remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel will arrive in Bulgaria after decades of talks with Greece.” Toronto Star, 3 Oct. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/remains-of-medieval-ruler-czar-samuel-will-arrive-in-bulgaria-after-decades-of-talks-with-greece/article_adb56464-92e2-540a-b436-84270e2be6ae.html.
Kantouris, Costas, and Veselin Toshkov. “Remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel will arrive in Bulgaria after decades of talks with Greece.” Toronto Star, October 3, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/remains-of-medieval-ruler-czar-samuel-will-arrive-in-bulgaria-after-decades-of-talks-with-greece/article_adb56464-92e2-540a-b436-84270e2be6ae.html.
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The remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel, who ruled from 976 to 1014 and fought against the Byzantine Empire, will be repatriated to Bulgaria after decades of negotiations with Greece. Found in a Greek border area in the 1960s, the remains arrived in Sofia on Saturday, escorted by fighter jets and greeted with a 21-gun salute. Bulgarian officials view Samuel as a symbol of national identity, while Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes this gesture will bolster Greece's campaign to reclaim the Parthenon Marbles from Britain. In exchange for Samuel’s remains, Greece is set to receive 48 objects pillaged by Bulgarian troops during World War I.
