The 1940s in the Kingdom of Bulgaria (until 1946) and the People's Republic of Bulgaria (from 1946).
Incumbents
editKingdom of Bulgaria
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit1940
edit- 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]
1941
edit1942
edit- June 5 – The United States declared war on Bulgaria following the latter's joined of the Axis bloc the previous year.[4]
1943
edit1944
edit- 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]
1945
edit- 18 November – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria.[10]
- 21 July – The University of Ruse was founded.[citation needed]
1946
edit- 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.[11][12][13]
- 31 December – The 1946 Bulgarian census.[14]
1947
edit- Bulgaria's second constitution, the Dimitrov Constitution, came into effect. It was later replaced by the Zhivkov Constitution in 1971.[15][16]
1948
edit- 6 January – Balkantourist (the oldest still running Bulgarian tour operator) is established.[17][18]
1949
edit- 18 December – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria.[19]
Births
edit- 1940
- 2 July – Georgi Ivan Ivanov, first Bulgarian in space.[20]
- 8 December – Alexander Yossifov, composer and conductor.[21]
Deaths
edit- 1940
- 23 March – Dimitar Stanchov, 15th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1863)[22]
- 10 September – Nikola Ivanov, Bulgarian general (b. 1861)[23]
- 23 December – Mariyka Popova, actress (b. 1866).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "World War II – The Balkan campaigns | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Timeline Bulgaria". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Timeline Bulgaria". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Timeline Bulgaria". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Timeline Bulgaria". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ R. J. Crampton. A Concise History of Bulgaria. Cambridge University Press, 1997. p. 181
- ^ Marietta Stankova. Bulgaria in British Foreign Policy, 1943–1949. Anthem Press, 2015. pp. 63-64
- ^ Robert Bideleux, Ian Jeffries. The Balkans: A Post-Communist History. Routledge, 2007. p. 84
- ^ 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
- ^ ""Population by place of residence, sex and ethnic group"".
- ^ "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.