The 1940s in the Kingdom of Bulgaria (until 1946) and the People's Republic of Bulgaria (from 1946).

Incumbents

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Kingdom of Bulgaria

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People's Republic of Bulgaria

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Events

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1940

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1941

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  • March 1 – Bulgaria joined the Axis.[3]

1942

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  • June 5 – The United States declared war on Bulgaria following the latter's joined of the Axis bloc the previous year.[4]

1943

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  • December 10 – The allies conduct bombing raids over Sofia.[5]

1944

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  • 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]

1945

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1946

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1947

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1948

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1949

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "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.
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  7. ^ R. J. Crampton. A Concise History of Bulgaria. Cambridge University Press, 1997. p. 181
  8. ^ Marietta Stankova. Bulgaria in British Foreign Policy, 1943–1949. Anthem Press, 2015. pp. 63-64
  9. ^ Robert Bideleux, Ian Jeffries. The Balkans: A Post-Communist History. Routledge, 2007. p. 84
  10. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp368-369 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  11. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  12. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p375
  13. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p355
  14. ^ ""Population by place of residence, sex and ethnic group"".
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  19. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  20. ^ "Timeline Bulgaria". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  21. ^ "Yossifov Alexander". Union of Bulgarian Composers. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  22. ^ Mari Agop Firkatian, Diplomats and Dreamers: The Stancioff Family in Bulgarian History, University Press of America, 2008, pp. 13–14
  23. ^ 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.