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The Tsardom of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Царство България, romanized: Tsarstvo Balgariya), also known as the Third Bulgarian Tsardom (Bulgarian: Трето Българско Царство, romanized: Treto Balgarsko Tsarstvo), sometimes translated as the Kingdom of Bulgaria, or simply Bulgaria, was a constitutional monarchy in Southeastern Europe, which was established on 5 October ...
Paprikov, Stefan — Lieutenant General (1908) Peev, Yordan — Major General (1936) Peev, Panayot — Major General (1905) Pernikliyski, Dimitar — Major General (1917) Petrov, Ivan — Major General (1917) Petrov, Racho — Infantry General (1936) Petrunov, Hristo — Major General (1900) Pisarov, Nikola — Major General (1919)
The Tsardom of Bulgaria is a continuation of the Bulgarian state founded in 681, actually the First Bulgarian Empire and the Tsardom of Bulgaria are one state.. It occurred in three distinct periods: between the 10th and 11th centuries, again between the 12th and 15th centuries, and again in the 20th century.
On 5 October 1908 (celebrated on 22 September), Ferdinand proclaimed Bulgaria's de jure independence from the Ottoman Empire (though the country had been de facto independent since 1878). He also proclaimed Bulgaria a kingdom, and assumed the title of tsar—a deliberate nod to the rulers of the earlier Bulgarian states. [6]
In the 1908 elections BANU received 11.2% of the vote and obtained 23 seats in Bulgaria's unicameral parliament. [13] In the August 1919 elections, BANU received 31.02% of the vote. [ 14 ] In order to head off the revolutionaries, Stamboliyski persuaded Ferdinand to abdicate in favour of his son Boris III .
Bulgarian militiamen from the Ganchev Detachment in the region of Western Bulgaria, ca. 1900. The modern Bulgarian military dates back to 1878. On 22 July 1878 (10 July O.S.) a total of 12 battalions of opalchentsi who participated in the Liberation war, formed the Bulgarian Armed Forces. [5]
Name (Birth–Death) Term of office Party Government Composition Election Tsar (Reign) Took office Left office Time in office Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1908–1946; 17 Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938) 5 October 1908 29 March 1911 2 years, 175 days Democratic Party: Malinov I–II DP —
The last Bulgarian royal family (Bulgarian: Българско царско семейство, romanized: Balgarsko tsarsko semeystvo) is a line of the Koháry branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which ruled Bulgaria from 1887 to 1946. The last tsar, Simeon II, became Prime Minister of Bulgaria in