1940s in Bulgaria
The 1940s in the Kingdom of Bulgaria (until 1946) and the People's Republic of Bulgaria (from 1946).
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Incumbents
Kingdom of Bulgaria
- Tsar of Bulgaria:
- Regent:
- Kiril, Prince of Preslav (1943–1944)
- Bogdan Filov (1943–1944)
- Nikola Mihov (1943–1944)
- Todor Pavlov (1944–1946)
- Venelin Ganev (1944–1946)
- Tsvetko Boboshevski (1944–1946)
- Prime Minister of Bulgaria:
- Georgi Kyoseivanov (1935–1940)
- Bogdan Filiov (1940–1943)
- Petar Gabrovski (acting, 1943)
- Dobri Bozhilov (1943–1944)
- Ivan Bagrianov (1944)
- Konstantin Muraviev (1944)
- Kimon Georgiev (1944–1946)
People's Republic of Bulgaria
- General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party:
- Georgi Dimitrov (1948–1949)
- Valko Chervenkov (1949–1954)
- Chairman of the Provisional Presidency: Vasil Kolarov (1946–1947)
- Chairman of the Presidium: Mincho Neychev (1947–1950)
- Prime Minister of Bulgaria:
- Kimon Georgiev (1946)
- Georgi Dimitrov (1946–1949)
- Vasil Kolarov (1949–1950)
Events
1940
- 7 September – Bulgaria regained control of Southern Dobruja under the Treaty of Craiova.[1]
- 14 December – Shipwreck of the Salvador, a ship carrying Jewish refugees to Palestine, in the Sea of Marmara. 230 of the 326 passengers died in the wreck.[2]
- 24 December – The Law for the Protection of the Nation, an anti-Jewish racial law which included banning Jews from having Bulgarian citizenship, was ratified.[2]
1942
1944
- August 26 – Bulgaria officially withdraws from World War II.[6]
1945
- 18 November – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria.[7]
- 21 July – The University of Ruse was founded.
1946
- 8 September – A referendum was held in Bulgaria on whether to become a republic. The result were unanimously in favour of the change, with 95.6% supporting and with 91.7% voter turnout.[8][9][10]
1947
- Bulgaria's second constitution, the Dimitrov Constitution, came into effect. It was later replaced by the Zhivkov Constitution in 1971.[11][12]
1948
- 6 January – Balkantourist (the oldest still running Bulgarian tour operator) is established.[13][14]
1949
- 18 December – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria.[15]
Births
- 1940
- 2 July – Georgi Ivan Ivanov, first Bulgarian in space.[16]
- 8 December – Alexander Yossifov, composer and conductor.[17]
Deaths
- 1940
- 23 March – Dimitar Stanchov, 15th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1863)[18]
- 10 September – Nikola Ivanov, Bulgarian general (b. 1861)[19]
- 23 December – Mariyka Popova, actress.
References
- "World War II – The Balkan campaigns | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- "Contrasting Destinies : The Plight of Bulgarian Jews and the Jews in Bulgarian-occupied Greek and Yugoslav Territories during World War Two | Sciences Po Mass Violence and Resistance – Research Network". www.sciencespo.fr. 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- "Timeline Bulgaria". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- "Timeline Bulgaria". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
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- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp368-369 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p375
- Nohlen & Stöver, p355
- "CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATION IN BULGARIA". 2016-04-01. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- "Bulgaria – The early communist era". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- "MyHoliday.bg – Портал за ваканция и свободно време". www.myholiday.bg. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- "Юбилей – Плащаме борч с чехкини на плажа – Стандарт". 2009-03-07. Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- "Timeline Bulgaria". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- "Yossifov Alexander". Union of Bulgarian Composers. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- Mari Agop Firkatian, Diplomats and Dreamers: The Stancioff Family in Bulgarian History, University Press of America, 2008, pp. 13–14
- Hall, R.C. (2002). The Balkan Wars 1912–1913: Prelude to the First World War. Warfare and History. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-134-58363-8.
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