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The government of the Kingdom of Bulgaria under Prime Minister Georgi Kyoseivanov declared a position of neutrality upon the outbreak of World War II. Bulgaria was determined to observe it until the end of the war; but it hoped for bloodless territorial gains in order to recover the territories lost in the Second Balkan War and World War I, as well as gain other lands with a significant ...
This is a list of the heads of the modern Bulgarian state, from the establishment of the Principality of Bulgaria to the present day. It also lists the general secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1948–1990. From 1948 onwards, the general secretary was the country's de facto chief executive.
He was the second longest-serving leader in the Eastern Bloc, the longest-serving leader within the Warsaw Pact and the longest-serving non-royal ruler in Bulgarian history. [1] During World War II, Zhivkov participated in Bulgaria's resistance movement in the People's Liberation Insurgent Army. In 1943, he was involved in organising the ...
Bulgarian Communist Party: Kolarov I–II BKP–BZNS: 1949: 34 Valko Chervenkov (1900–1980) 23 January 1950 Acting until 3 February 1950: 17 April 1956 6 years, 85 days Bulgarian Communist Party: Chervenkov BKP–BZNS: 1953: Georgi Damyanov
August 26 – Bulgaria officially withdraws from World War II. [6] September 8 - Soviet forces cross the border. They occupy the north-eastern part of Bulgaria along with the key port cities of Varna and Burgas by the next day. By order of the government, the Bulgarian Army offers no resistance. [7] [8] [9]
Bulgaria declared war on Britain, Yugoslavia, Greece, and the USA. Bulgaria left the war after the Soviet Union declared war on Bulgaria. 1944: Women earned the right to vote. 1948: 27 December: Georgi Dimitrov became the leader of the communist party. 1947: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union signed a peace treaty. 1949: 2 July
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Boris III (Bulgarian: Борѝс III ; Boris Treti; 30 January [O.S. 18 January] 1894 – 28 August 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver (Boris Clement Robert Mary Pius Louis Stanislaus Xavier), [a] was the Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1918 until his death in 1943.