Treaty of Craiova

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The Treaty of Craiova was a 1940 agreement in which Romania, under Axis pressure, ceded Southern Dobruja (the Cadrilater) to Bulgaria, significantly reshaping the countries’ borders before World War II.

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Treaty of Craiova canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border treaty ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ
affectedEthnicGroup ethnic Bulgarians in Southern Dobruja ⓘ
ethnic Romanians in Southern Dobruja ⓘ
aim revision of Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine borders ⓘ
territorial revision in favor of Bulgaria ⓘ
approximatePopulationExchanged over 100000 people ⓘ
beneficiaryCountry Bulgaria ⓘ
category 1940 in international relations ⓘ
Treaties of Bulgaria ⓘ
Treaties of Romania ⓘ
World War II treaties ⓘ
cededTerritory Cadrilater ⓘ
Southern Dobruja ⓘ
linked to: Dobruja
cedingCountry Romania ⓘ
countrySignatory Kingdom of Bulgaria ⓘ
Kingdom of Romania ⓘ
dateSigned 1940-09-07 ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1940-09-13 ⓘ
historicalContext Second Vienna Award context ⓘ
linked to: Second Vienna Award
historicalPeriod World War II era ⓘ
influencedBy Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
language Bulgarian ⓘ
French ⓘ
Romanian ⓘ
longTermEffect established current Romania–Bulgaria border in Dobruja ⓘ
mandated compulsory population exchange ⓘ
namedAfter Craiova ⓘ
placeSigned Craiova ⓘ
Kingdom of Romania ⓘ
populationExchangeDirection ethnic Bulgarians from Romania to Bulgaria ⓘ
ethnic Romanians from Bulgaria to Romania ⓘ
precedesEvent Romanian alignment with Axis Powers ⓘ
pressureOn Romania ⓘ
recognizedBy Axis Powers ⓘ
relatedConflict Bulgarian–Romanian territorial disputes ⓘ
relatedRegion Dobruja ⓘ
Southern Dobruja ⓘ
linked to: Dobruja
result border change between Romania and Bulgaria ⓘ
cession of Southern Dobruja from Romania to Bulgaria ⓘ
population exchange between Romania and Bulgaria ⓘ
signedBySide Bulgarian government of Bogdan Filov ⓘ
Romanian government of Ion Antonescu ⓘ
linked to: Ion Antonescu
status in force ⓘ
typeOfChange territorial gain for Bulgaria ⓘ
territorial loss for Romania ⓘ

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Greater Romania → lostTerritoryEvent → Treaty of Craiova ⓘ