Bulgarian national government-in-exile Българско национално правителство в изгнание | |||||||||
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| 1944–1945 | |||||||||
 Flag | |||||||||
| Status | Government-in-exile | ||||||||
| Capital | None | ||||||||
| Capital-in-exile | Vienna | ||||||||
| Common languages | Bulgarian | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1944—1945 | Aleksandar Tsankov | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 16 September 1944 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 10 May 1945 | ||||||||
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TheBulgarian National Government-in-exile (Bulgarian:Българско национално правителство в изгнание,Balgarsko natsionalno pravitelstvo v izgnanie) was a right-wing Bulgariangovernment-in-exile after themonarchist government of Bulgaria was deposed in acommunist backed coup d'état on September 9, 1944, and was replaced by the communistFatherland Front, which later formed thePeople's Republic of Bulgaria. The Bulgarian government in exile had very little support among Bulgarians and commanded Bulgarian troops loyal to the Germans. It was dissolved in May 1945, and its prime minister, the Bulgarian nationalistAleksandar Tsankov, fled to Argentina.
On September 16, 1944, the right-wing leaderAleksandar Tsankov made a radio announcement stating that: "The fight for the liberation of Bulgaria from theJewish-Bolshevik yoke is in secure hands. The Bulgarian National government calls on fight against the oppressors of our motherland". However, the Bulgarian government-in-exile under Tsankov had no international recognition. On 13 November 1944, the government worked with theWaffen-SS to create aBulgarian volunteer unit. This formation was known as the Bulgarian Grenadier Regiment and was planned to be expanded to a division. In February 1945 the Bulgarian Government moved fromVienna toAltaussee and soon after dissolved, in May. After theSecond World War Tsankov fled toArgentina and died inBelgrano, Buenos Aires, in 1959.
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