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Bogdan Filov

Bulgarian leader
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Bogdan Filov was a Bulgarian politician and academic who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 1940 to 1943. He was a prominent Germanophile and led Bulgaria closer to the German orbit during World War II.12

Filov's government enacted anti-Semitic legislation under German pressure, though it was not strictly enforced due to widespread protest. While Bulgaria secretly deported non-Bulgarian Jews to extermination camps, Filov's government, under pressure from figures like Dimitar Peshev and Tsar Boris III, ultimately canceled the deportation orders for Bulgaria's own Jewish population. After Tsar Boris III's death in 1943, Filov established a regency council, continuing Bulgaria's alliance with Germany.21

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  1. history of Bulgaria - Attempts to stabilize government
  2. history of Bulgaria - Bulgarian resistance to the Axis alliance
  3. history of Bulgaria - End of party rule
  4. history of Bulgaria - Defending Bulgarian Jews
  5. history of Bulgaria - Bulgaria’s transition

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