Stamboliyski, Aleksandŭr

Stamboliyski, Aleksandŭr
born , March 1, 1879, Slavovitsa, Bulg.
died June 14, 1923, near Slavovitsa

Bulgarian politician and premier (1919–23).

Editor of the Agrarian League's newspaper, he entered the National Assembly in 1908 as head of the Agrarian Union (Peasant Party). He opposed the pro-German king Ferdinand and supported the Allies in World War I, for which he was imprisoned (1915–18). He led the 1918 insurrection that forced Ferdinand's abdication, and he was chosen premier of the new Bulgarian republic in 1919. Favouring a pro-agrarian policy, he redistributed land to the peasants and reformed the judicial system. Stamboliyski's pacifist leanings and advocacy of a militia alienated the army, and he was overthrown in a military coup and executed.

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▪ Bulgarian political leader
born , March 1, 1879, Slavovitsa, Bulg.
died June 14, 1923, near Slavovitsa
 leader of the Agrarian Party in Bulgaria, supporter of the Allied cause during World War I in opposition to his pro-German king Ferdinand, and prime minister of a reformist government after the war (1919–23).

      After attending an agricultural college in Germany, Stamboliyski turned to journalism, becoming editor of the newly formed Agrarian League's organ in 1902. A lifelong supporter of peasant interests, he entered the National Assembly in 1908 as head of the Bulgarian Agrarian Union (Bulgarian Agrarian National Union) (Peasant Party). His recurrent disputes with King Ferdinand finally climaxed in 1915, when Bulgaria prepared to enter World War I on Germany's side. Stamboliyski, who viewed Russia as the liberator of the Slavs, favoured the Allied cause and threatened the person of the king. Court-martialed, he received a life sentence but was freed in September 1918. While Bulgaria's armed forces began to disintegrate near the end of World War I, he led an insurrection, forced Ferdinand's abdication, and proclaimed Bulgaria a republic. Although he was defeated and the monarchy was restored under Ferdinand's son Boris, Stamboliyski became a cabinet member in January 1919 and prime minister in October of that year. He signed the Treaty of Neuilly (Neuilly, Treaty of) with the Allies (Nov. 27, 1919), which considerably decreased Bulgaria's territory; despite that unpopular act, his Agrarians gained a majority in the March 1920 elections. Stamboliyski's government, with a strong anti-urban and anti-industrial bias, redistributed land to the peasantry. His Orange Guard, named after his party's colour, brutally suppressed oppositional activity and countered attempts at parliamentary democracy.

      Stamboliyski loyally carried out the stipulations of the Treaty of Neuilly, winning from the Allies a reduction in reparations. He established ties with Polish and Czechoslovak peasant leaders in the hope of creating a “Green International” (in opposition to the Communist “Red International”), but this international peasant movement never lived up to his expectations. Improving relations with Yugoslavia through the Treaty of Niš (1922), Stamboliyski hoped to establish a South Slav federation. He won the 1923 election by a landslide, but his domestic policies, rapprochement with Yugoslavia, and advocacy of a militia alienated the army. A military coup overthrew him on June 9, 1923; Stamboliyski was caught near his village and executed.

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