First Dimitrov Government

65th Cabinet of Bulgaria
Date formedNovember 23, 1946
Date dissolvedDecember 11, 1947
People and organisations
Provisional Chairman of the Council of MinistersGeorgi Dimitrov
Member partiesOF:BKP,BZNS,Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party,Zveno
History
Election(s)1946 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election
Outgoing election1949 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Legislature term(s)6th Grand National Assembly
PredecessorGeorgiev III
SuccessorDimitrov II

The First Dimitrov Government was the sixty-fifth government of Bulgaria (first of the People's Republic of Bulgaria), elected by the 6th Great National Assembly of November 23, 1946.[1] The government lasted until December 11, 1947, after which the second government of Georgi Dimitrov was elected.[2]The cabinet, headed by Georgi Dimitrov, was composed of political figures of the Fatherland Front (Bulgaria), namely those from Political Circle "Zveno", Bulgarian Communist Party, BRSDP, Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and non-partisans.[3]

Government Policies

Foreign Policy

The government lead Bulgaria out of international isolation by concluding a peace treaty with the anti-fascist coalition countries and further engagement with the USSR and the countries with pro-communist dictatorships. Opened on July 29, 1946, the Paris Conference ended on February 10, 1947 with the signing by the belligerents of the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty. Bulgaria was represented by Kimon Georgiev, Alexander Obbov and Traicho Kostov, who signed the peace treaty on behalf of Bulgaria, which came into force on September 15 of the same year. Bulgaria retained its territory from January 1, 1944 and obligated to pay reparations of $45 million in goods to Greece for a period of eight years.[4] The strength of the Bulgarian army was reduced to 65,000 people. During implementation of the treaty, Yugoslavia waived reparations from Bulgaria. The Fatherland Front (Bulgaria) government accepted the idea of the Comintern for the existence of a Macedonian nation and began preparations for handing over Pirin to Yugoslavia.[5]

Internal Policy

A two-year national economic plan (1947–1948) was adopted, a youth brigadier movement was organized, and measures were taken to strengthen labor cooperative farms.[6] On August 26, 1947, the 6th Great National Assembly voted "Law on the dissolution of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and all its sections". Also during this government ministry, there were initiatives for the nationalization of enterprises, mines and banks and ongoing land cooperativization. On December 6, 1947, the new constitution of the People's Republic of Bulgaria came into force, which provided the legal basis for the government.[7]

Important Events

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Chairman of the Council of MinistersNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Communist Party
Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Zveno
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Alexander Obbov
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Georgi Popov
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party
Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party
Minister of Agriculture and State PropertyNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Minister of CultureNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 non-partisan
Minister of Electrification, Water and Natural Resources
Manol Sakelarov
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Communist Party
Minister of Finance
Ivan Stefanov
()
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Communist Party
Minister of Foreign AffairsNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Zveno
Minister of Industry and Crafts
Hristo Lilkov
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Communist Party
Minister of Internal AffairsNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Communist Party
Minister of Justice
Radi Naydenov
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Minister of Public Buildings, Roads and Public Works
Georgi Dragnev
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Ministry of Popular EnlightenmentNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Communist Party
Minister of Public Health
Racho Angelov
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Minister of Railways, Post and TelegraphsNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Minister of Social Policy
Zdravko Mitovski
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party
Minister of Trade and Food
Yordan Bozhilov
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Communist Party
Minister of WarNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Communist Party
Chairman of the Supreme Economic CouncilNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Communist Party
Minister without portfolio
Alexander Obbov
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Minister without portfolio
Georgi Popov
November 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party
Minister without portfolioNovember 23, 1946December 11, 1947 Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party

Bibliography

  • Nedev, Nedyo (2007). Three coup d'états or Kimon Georgiev and his time (in Bulgarian). Sofia: Siela. ISBN 978-954-28-0163-4.

References

  1. ↑ Appointed by Decree No. 20 of November 22, 1946, promulgated in the State Gazette, number 270, dated November 23, 1946
  2. ↑ The Bulgarian political leaders 1879 – 1994. IC "Heraclitus A & H". 1994. ISBN 954-573-005-6.
  3. ↑ Бонева, Габриела (11 June 2019). "Опозицията и изборите за VI Велико народно събрание през 1946 г. – из опозиционната преса". Българска история. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Nedev 2007, pp. 746–753
  5. ↑ Handler, M. S. (July 25, 1948). "MACEDONIANS SEEK AUTONOMY IN PIRIN; Yugoslav Communist Congress Hears Demand on Bulgaria for a 'Special Regime'". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ Dimitrov, Georgi (February 1948). "People of Bulgaria in the Struggle for Democracy and Socialism". 2 (7). For a Lasting Peace, for a People's Democracy! (published April 1, 1948). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ↑ Bulgaria: The early Communist era at Encyclopedia Britannica
  8. ↑ "ГЕОРГИ ДИМИТРОВ | Politburo". politburo.archives.bg. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  9. ↑ "ТРАЙЧО КОСТОВ | Politburo". politburo.archives.bg. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  10. ↑ Lee Miller, Bulgaria During the Second World War, p. 219
  11. ↑ "МИНЧО НЕЙЧЕВ | Politburo". politburo.archives.bg. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  12. ↑ "Добри Терпешев | Politburo". politburo.archives.bg. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
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