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Bogdan Filov
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Bulgarian politician and archaeologist (1883-1945)
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- Born
- 1883
- Died
- 1945
- Works
- 33
Top works
- Sofiĭskata tsŭrkva Sv. Georgi
- Bibliografii︠a︡ po arkheologii︠a︡ta na Bŭlgarii︠a︡
- Sofiĭskata tsŭrkva Sv. Sofii︠a︡ Izdava Sofiĭskoto arkheologichesko druzhestvo
- Sto godini bulgarsko izkustvo, 1820-1920
- Nadgrobniti︠e︡ mogili pri Duvanliĭ v Plovdivsko
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Key facts
- Monarchs
- Boris III , Simeon II
- Preceded by
- Georgi Kyoseivanov
- Succeeded by
- Petur Gabrovski (acting)
- Monarch
- Simeon II
- Prime minister
- Himself Petur Gabrovski (acting) Dobri Bozhilov Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov Konstantin Muraviev
- Born
- ( 1883-04-10 ) 10 April 1883, Stara Zagora , Eastern Rumelia (modern-day Bulgaria )
- Died
- 1 February 1945 (1945-02-01) (aged 61), Sofia , Bulgaria
- Cause of death
- Execution by firing squad
- Party
- Independent
- Spouse
- Evdokia Peteva-Filova
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Dimitrov
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bulgaria
- Place of birth
- Stara Zagora
- Place of death
- Sofia
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Educated at
- University of Würzburg
- Employer
- Sofia University
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Богдан Филов.jpg
- Convicted of
- treason
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- Commons category
- Bogdan Filov
- date of birth
- 1883-04-10
- date of death
- 1945-02-02
- member of
- Austrian Archaeological Institute
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- name in native language
- Богдан Димитров Филов
- place of burial
- Central Sofia Cemetery
- Commons Creator page
- Bogdan Filov
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Encyclopedic overview
Bogdan Dimitrov Filov (Bulgarian: Богдан Димитров Филов; 10 April 1883 – 1 February 1945) was a Bulgarian archaeologist, art historian and politician. He was prime minister of Bulgaria during World War II. During his tenure, Bulgaria became the seventh nation to join the Axis powers.
Early life
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