title: 1965 in Bulgaria
text: # 1965 in Bulgaria
  
  Events in the year 1965 in Bulgaria.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * General Secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party: Todor Zhivkov
  * Chairmen of the Council of Ministers: Todor Zhivkov
  
  ## Events
  
  * Officials in the Bulgarian Communist Party and officers in the Bulgarian People's Army attempted a coup d'état against the party leadership and specifically General-Secretary Todor Zhivkov. However, a counter-intelligence operation discovered these plans before the coup could be carried out.
  
  ## Sports
  
  * The 5th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Sofia.
  