Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Симеон Сакскобургготски
	Simeon in 2015
48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
	In office; 24 July 2001 – 17 August 2005
President	Petar Stoyanov; Georgi Parvanov
Deputy	Nikolay Vasilev; Lydia Shuleva (2001–2005); Kostadin Paskalev (2001–2002); Plamen Panayotov (2003–2005)
Preceded by	Ivan Kostov
Succeeded by	Sergey Stanishev
Personal details
Born	16 June 1937 (age 86); Vrana Palace, Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Political party	Independent (2009–present)
Other political; affiliations	National Movement for Stability and Progress (2001–2009)
Spouse	Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela (m. 1962)
Children	Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo; Kyril, Prince of Preslav; Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte; Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin; Princess Kalina, Countess of Murany
Parent(s)	Boris III of Bulgaria; Giovanna of Italy
Alma mater	Valley Forge Military Academy and College
Tsar of Bulgaria
Reign	28 August 1943 – 15 September 1946 ; Regents' council
Predecessor	Boris III
Successor	Monarchy abolished; Vasil Kolarov (as Acting President)
Regent	See list 28 August 1943 – 9 September 1944:; Prince Kiril; Bogdan Filov; Nikola Mikhov; 9 Sep 1944 – 15 September 1946:; Todor Pavlov; Venelin Ganev; Tsvetko Boboshevski; ;
Premiers	See list Bogdan Filov; Petur Gabrovski (Acting); Dobri Bozhilov; Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov; Konstantin Muraviev; Kimon Georgiev;
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
Religion	Eastern Orthodox
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Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Bulgarian: Симеон Борисов Сакскобургготски, romanized: Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, [simeˈɔn boˈrisof sakskoburˈɡɔtski]; born 16 June 1937) is a Bulgarian politician who reigned as the last tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria as Simeon II from 1943 until 1946.^[1] He was six years old when his father Boris III of Bulgaria died in 1943. Royal power was exercised on his behalf by a regency council led by Simeon's uncle Kiril, Prince of Preslav, General Nikola Mihov and prime minister, Bogdan Filov. In 1946 the monarchy was abolished by referendum, and Simeon was forced into exile.

He returned to his home country in 1996, formed the political party National Movement for Stability and Progress (NMSP) and was elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria from July 2001 until August 2005.^[2] In the next elections, as a leader of NMSP, he took part in a coalition government with the Bulgarian Socialist Party. In 2009, after NMSP failed to win any seats in Parliament, he left politics.

He is, along with the 14th Dalai Lama, one of only two living people who were heads of state from the time of World War II, although both held mostly symbolic roles in their government's position.

^ "Simeon Saxecoburggotski | prime minister and former king of Bulgaria | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Bulgaria". BBC – Country Profiles. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

[1] "Simeon Saxecoburggotski | prime minister and former king of Bulgaria | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[2] "Bulgaria". BBC – Country Profiles. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

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