Kingdom of Bulgaria

Tsardom of Bulgaria
Царство България (Bulgarian)
*Tsarstvo Balgariya*
Tsardom of Bulgaria Царство България (Bulgarian); Tsarstvo Balgariya
1908–1946
	Flag Coat of arms; (1927–1946)
	Motto: Съединението прави силата; Saedinenieto pravi silata; ("Unity makes strength")
	Anthem: Шуми Марица; Shumi Maritsa (1886-1944); ("Maritsa Rushes") Royal anthem: Химн на Негово Величество Царя; Himn na Negovo Velichestvo Tsarya; ("Anthem of His Majesty the Tsar")
	Bulgaria in 1942
Capital and largest city	Sofia
Official languages	Bulgarian
Religion	Orthodox Christianity (established religion)
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy; (1908–1934; 1943–1944); Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy under military junta; (1934–1935); Unitary authoritarian absolute monarchy; (de facto 1935–1943); Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy under a communist dominant-party military junta; (1944–1946);
Tsar (King)
• 1908–1918	Ferdinand
• 1918–1943	Boris III
• 1943–1946	Simeon II
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
• 1908–1911 (first)	Aleksandar Malinov
• 1944–1946 (last)	Kimon Georgiev
Legislature	National Assembly
History
• Independence declared	5 October 1908
• Balkan Wars	1912–1913
• Treaty of Bucharest	10 August 1913
• World War I	1915–1918
• Treaty of Neuilly	27 November 1919
• Coup d'état	9 June 1923
• Coup d'état	19 May 1934
• Counter-coup by Boris III	1935
• Treaty of Craiova	7 September 1940
• Coup d'état	9 September 1944
• Monarchy abolished	15 September 1946
Area
1915	122,134 km2 (47,156 sq mi)
Population
• 1915[1]	4,580,000
Currency	lev
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Principality of Bulgaria
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Kingdom of Yugoslavia

The Tsardom of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Царство България, romanized: Tsarstvo Balgariya), also called the Third Bulgarian Tsardom (Bulgarian: Трето Българско Царство, romanized: Treto Balgarsko Tsarstvo), sometimes translated in English as Kingdom of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Крáлство България, romanized: Kralstvo Balgariya), was a constitutional monarchy in Southeastern Europe. It was established on 5 October (O.S. 22 September) 1908, when the Bulgarian state became a Tsardom.[2]

References

"Central Powers Page 4 – Kingdom of Bulgaria". Retrieved 14 Jan 2022.
"Bulgaria at the end of the 19th-century". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

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[1] "Central Powers Page 4 – Kingdom of Bulgaria". Retrieved 14 Jan 2022.

[2] "Bulgaria at the end of the 19th-century". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-07-01.