The Revival Process was the official name of the forceful assimilation of Bulgaria's Muslim minority (900,000 people or 10% of the population). Muslim Turks were forced to change their Turkish and Arabic names to Bulgarian names and were forbidden from the exercise of their customs, religion and language. It was enacted between 1984 and 1989 under the communist government of Todor Zhivkov. Those who refused were subjected to persecution, including imprisonment.
Today, Bulgarian Muslims represent (on average) a comparatively wealthy group in Bulgarian society.