Kingdom of Bulgaria

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]

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