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The National Museum of Military History (Национален военноисторически музей, Natsionalen voennoistoricheski muzey) is a Bulgarian museum based in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, and dedicated to military history. A structure of the Ministry of Defence, it has existed under various names and subordinate to various institutions since 1 August1914 (in practice since 4 July1916). It disposes of 5,000 m² of indoor and 40,000 m² outdoor (of which 500 m² covered) exhibition area, a library and a computer centre. Flag Seal Location Position of Sofia in Bulgaria Government Country Province Bulgaria Sofia-City Mayor Boyko Borisov Geographical characteristics Area - City 1,310 km² - Land (?) km² - Water (?) km² Population - City (2006) 1,376,742 - Density 907/km² Coordinates , Elevation 550 m Time zone - Summer (DST) EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC... Military history is information composed of the events in the history of humanity that fall within the category of conflict. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The museum's director has been Petko Yotov since 1989. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...