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Treaty of Neuilly-Sur-Seine Pdf Treaty of neuilly-sur-seine pdf Continue Neyi-sur-Seine was a peace agreement signed on 27 November 1919, which required Bulgaria to cede various territories. It was arranged after the defeat of Bulgaria in world War I. In the agreement, Bulgaria lost the land of Greece, Romania and Yugoslavia, as well as access to the Mediterranean Sea. Like other defeated countries, it was forced to disarm. The country was also forced to reduce its army to 20,000 and pay reparations of 100 million euros under the agreement. The treaty was signed in France in Neuy-sur-Seine, as you might guess from its name. Neui-sur-Seine was signed on 27 November 1919 in a Paris suburb of the same name to formally announce the end of Bulgaria's participation in World War I. This country entered the war in pursuit of its ideal for national unification with territories with a predominantly Bulgarian population. Unfortunately, Tsar Ferdinand and Prime Minister Vasily Radoslawov joined the losers - the central powers - said academic Georgi Markov in an interview with Radio Bulgaria. He is director of the Institute of History of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Germany and Austria-Hungary had the first proposal for Bulgaria - unconditional development of lands lost after the Second Balkan War of 1913, while the Entente, the union of Great Britain, France and Russia could offer certain territories in Macedonia (in the undisputed zone) and in East Thrace in case Bulgaria joins the war against the Ottoman Empire. For three years Bulgaria has been fighting on three fronts. He paid a heavy price with many lives lost, but he won many battles too. However, in the end the outcome of the First World War was decided not in the Balkans, but on the Western Front, where Germany was losing, damaging the interests of Bulgaria, explains Georgi Markov. What does the Nyllin Treaty provide for? This treaty opened the door to another national catastrophe for this country. It warmed from Bulgaria to the western regions of Strumica, Bosilegrad and Tsaribrod, as well as half of the Kula region. The treaty cut off Bulgaria's access to the Aegean Sea through western Thrace; it confirmed the partition of Macedonia between Serbia and Greece and took away from Bulgaria its granary, southern Dobruja. This treaty is a dictate. The Bulgarian delegation was closed at Madrid Castle in the paris suburbs and was simply informed of the conditions without any discussion. This was accompanied by a very close signing date. Every attempt to revise the provisions was unsuccessful. The treaty also sets out the most severe financial provisions. Bulgaria was saddled with huge reparations - an exorbitant sum of 2.25 billion gold French francs. Military provisions, in turn, prohibited the country from having a regular army; they have limited volunteer mercenaries to 20,000, as well as 10,000-strong 3000-strong border guard. This has condemned the country to reparations for many years, which has led to several civil unrest. The worst blow to the Treaty of Neyil to Bulgaria is that it undermines the Bulgarians' belief that they can find a solution to their national issue on their own. What are Bulgaria's options to defend its interests compared to other failed countries? The first treaty was signed with Germany and was used as a plan of treaties with other defeated countries: Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary and Turkey. The key message of French Prime Minister George Clemence was that the losers had to pay. He was referring to the losers. That was actually where this conference went wrong. It has failed to punish Governments that have committed strategic blunders and war crimes. Instead, it punishes countries without even allowing them to express their views on treaties. Is a unified treaty policy possible in Bulgaria? For the first time in Bulgaria, the misfortune called on political parties to move and make a grand coalition, including democrats, radicals, socialists, farmers and conservatives - several parties that did not advocate an alliance with Germany. Theodore Theodorov of the conservative People's Party was appointed Prime Minister. In his speech at the Paris Peace Conference, he laid all the blame on King Ferdinand and Prime Minister Vasily Radoslavov. At that time Ferdinand had already left Bulgaria, and Radoslawov left for Germany with him. His cabinet was arrested, and Theodorov promised that they would be brought to justice. However, no one heard his message at the conference. As Prime Minister, Theodor succeeded the leader of the Bulgarian Agricultural Party, Alexander Stamboli, who won the elections on October 6, 1919. Ironically, Stambolijski, who had previously fought fervently for Bulgaria's neutrality in the war and was imprisoned for it, had to sign the Neilki Treaty in the hope of peaceful renegotiation of its harsh conditions. Is it true that he broke his pen after the signature? This is a heroic legend. The truth is that the secretary of the conference suggested that he keep the pen as a souvenir from the signature. He did, however, toss it aside, saying: Great souvenir, I don't need it, you keep it. Thus, he openly demonstrated his dissatisfaction with the signing of the diktat. How did the Neyllian Treaty affect the Balkans? Unfortunately, the Treaty of Noilov confirmed the bad name of the Balkans as a powder keg earned during the Balkan wars of 1912 and 1913. Since then, the term balkanization has entered the political lexicon with the meaning of peace under threat, hostility and conflict. The Treaty of Neuil has further exacerbated these conflicts. Bulgarians in Macedonia Continue Armed Struggle Through Inner Macedonian Revolutionary Organization Led by Todor Terrorist attacks have increased. The western border was in a constant state of war and even was closed. Relations with Romania deteriorated due to the southern part of Dobruja. A military conflict erupted with Greece in 1925, when the Greek army occupied the Petrich area in southwestern Bulgaria, chasing IMRO units. As an exception, relations with Turkey have normalized, given that it was defeated in such a war as Bulgaria. The great powers fueled Balkanization. Each of them chose the Balkan country to patronize and enjoy their enmity with their neighbors. Thus, the great powers actually worked together to keep the powder keg in the Balkans on a short fuse, concludes historian Georgi Markov. English version: Daniela Konstantinov Treaty Neyi-sur-ShunBulgaria after the Treaty of Neuy-sur-SaintSigned27 November 1919Natare-sur-Seine, FranceDearificationRatification by Bulgaria and the four major allied powers. Signatories Болгария Франция Греция Италия Япония Румыния Королевство SCS Соединенное Королевство США Другие союзные державы Бельгия Китай Hejaz Польша Хияз Польша Португалия Сиам Чехословакия ДепозитарийФранцузское правительствоLanguagesFrench (первичный), Английский, Итальянский ПарижСкая мирная конференция Лига Наций Лига Наций Члены Организации Договора о меньшинствах Little Treaty Little Treaty Гиперинфляция Веймарской Республики Дауэса План Гаагская конференция по репарациям Молодой план Лозаннской конференции Локарно Договоры Возможная причина Второй мировой войны Международная опиумная конвенция Договора Сен-Гермен-ан-Лайе Сен-Гермен-ан-Лайе Договор Нейи-сюр- Сен из Neuilly-сюр-Сен Договор Трианон Трианонского договора Севр section of the Ottoman Empire Conference of London (1920) The San Remo Conference Turkish National Movement Turkish National Movement Turkish National Movement Turkish War for Independence Treaty of Lausanne Other American Commission for Negotiations Peace Commission responsibility Investigation vte Neuilly-sur-Seine (French: Tright de Neuil-sur-Seine) demanded that Bulgaria cede various territories after Bulgaria was one of the central powers defeated in World War I. The treaty was signed on 27 November 1919 in Neuy-sur-Seine, France. The treaty required Bulgaria to cede west Thrace to the Entente (which awarded it to Greece at the San Remo conference), thereby cutting off Bulgaria's direct access to the Aegean Sea. to sign a convention on the exchange of the population with Greece. to cede another 2,563 sq km (990 sq m) on its western border with the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians (later Yugoslavia). to return Dobrudzha, which under the Treaty of Bucharest was partially transferred to Bulgaria and partly to the central powers (which later, on September 25, 1918, transferred this joint condominium Romania, thereby restoring the border established by the Treaty of Bucharest (1913). to reduce their army to 20,000. to pay 100 million euros in reparations. recognize the existence of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians. The signing ceremony took place at the Town Hall of Neuy (Hotel de Vil). In Bulgaria, the results of the treaty are popularly known as the Second National Catastrophe. Bulgaria subsequently rebuilt southern Dobruja as a result of the Kray Treaty. During World War II, together with Nazi Germany, it temporarily reoccupied most of the other territories, leaving in accordance with the treaty. The Territories transferred to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Four small regions (historically referred to by Bulgarians western paddocks) have been part of Bulgaria since its establishment as principality in 1878, with the exception of the region around Strumica, which became part of Bulgaria in 1912. Bulgaria was recognized internationally as an independent state in 1908 and controlled these territories until 1919, when they were coerced by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians according to Neui. The cessation of operations in the region was partly a compensation for the occupation of southern and eastern Serbia by Bulgarian troops between 1915 and 1918 and was partly motivated by strategic considerations. The old political border between Bulgaria and Serbia followed a chain of high mountain ranges, while the new one gave the Serbs significant military and strategic advantages: it dangerously exposed the Bulgarian capital Sofia and significantly reduced the military threat of eastern Serbia in the event of a Bulgarian invasion (see also the Balkan Wars and World War I).
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