Bulgaria in World War II

September 1944 coup d'état in Bulgaria

involvement of Bulgaria in World War II

The Goryani movement () or Goryanstvo (: Goryanism) was an active guerrilla resistance against the Soviet-aligned People's Republic of Bulgaria. It began immediately after the Ninth of September ''coup d'état'' in 1944 which opened the way to communist rule in Bulgaria, and ended in 1956. The movement covered the entire country, including urban areas and is known to have been the first organised anti-Soviet armed resistance in eastern Europe as well as the longest lasting.