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The Bulgarian terrorist crisis was a complete armed takeover of the Bulgarian government by the Liberation Party of Bulgaria — an underground, highly armed terrorist group. The crisis lasted from November 12, 2011 until June 2, 2014, when the leader of the terrorist group, Terje Chayyim, was killed during the final stages of the crisis. The crisis was devastating for the Bulgarian economy, which resulted in the country spending 10 years after the crisis restoring its capital and central location of the crisis — Sofia.
Background
There is little known about the terrorist group itself. The group revealed its existence only at the start of the crisis. Investigations into this group have been a failure, with most investigators, including the United Nations, stating that this group «appeared out of nowhere». Some even suspect that this crisis was planned by an unknown force.
The group was very well armed with weapons and vehicles of various kind. After taking over the government, the group captured and stole equipment from the Bulgarian Armed Forces. Most of the group's equipment was Western, with some being from the Middle East. Most of the weapons did not have any identification symbols on them.
Terje Chayyim, the proclaimed leader of the terrorist group, received a Bulgarian citizenship in 2004. Before that he was a citizen of Sierra Leone. After leaving the country in 2002 due to unknown reasons, Chayyim flew to Bulgaria and immediately began the process of receiving a citizenship. Due to his prior criminal history, the process took longer than expected. Despite the complications, Chayyim managed to secure a citizenship and moved to Sofia. Until 2011 he was unheard of.