Comenius project - MCIMC. Presentation on migration problems in Bulgaria, migration factors and number of people leaving the country.

1. Bulgarian migration
movements
General secondary school
“Hristo Botev”, Aytos, Bulgaria

2. Migration
Emigration Immigration

3. Push and Pull factors
Push Pull
War Lack of freedom
Poverty Political reasons
Religious intolerance Economic factors

4. War
When? 1919
Event: First World War
Country of destination: USA, Canada
How many people? Over 100 000

5. War
When? 1945
Event: Second World War
Country of destination: Western Europe, North America
How many people? 150 000

6. Poverty
When? 1990
Event: Democratic changes
Country of destination: Western Europe, USA,
Canada, Australia
How many people? About 1 000 000

7. Religious intolerance
When? ХІV – ХVІІ century
Event: Ottoman yoke
Country of destination: Moldova, Romania, Russia
How many people? 250 000
When? 1989
Reasons: political and ethnic
Country of destination: Turkey
How many people? 200 000

9. Relative freedom and
political reasons
When? after 1917
Event: The Great Revolution in October
Country of destination: Bulgaria
How many people? 20 000 – 30 000
When? from 1878 to 1944
Event: the Liberation of Bulgaria
Country of destination: Macedonia
Country of destination: Bulgaria
How many people? 250 000 – 300 000

10. Economic factors
When? after 2005
Reasons: The different living standard
Country of destination: England, Russia
Country of destination: Bulgaria
How many people? 10 000

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