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The emperor is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity whose repatriation stoked tensions with Greece.
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A warrior emperor who ruled the Bulgarian Empire in the Middle Ages, Czar Samuel is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity. But his remains have been in Greece for decades – and he is also claimed by North Macedonia.
The remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel have arrived in Bulgaria after decades of negotiations with Greece. Samuel, a warrior emperor who fought the Byzantine Empire, is a symbol of