1. Bogdan Dimitrov Filov was a Bulgarian archaeologist, art historian and politician.
12 Facts About Bogdan Filov
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Bogdan Filov was prime minister of Bulgaria during World War II.
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Bogdan Filov studied archeology and numismatics in Bonn, Paris and Rome from 1907 to 1909.
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Bogdan Filov was the indisputable leader of "antique" archaeology in Bulgaria.
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Between 1910 and 1920 Bogdan Filov was director of the National Archaeological Museum.
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Bogdan Filov conducted the first studies of the ancient city of Kabile, near Yambol, in 1912.
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In 1920 Bogdan Filov became a professor of archeology, and of art history, at Sofia University.
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In 1920 a chair of archaeology was established at the university, and Bogdan Filov was appointed to it.
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In 1937, Bogdan Filov was elected chairman of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
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On 15 February 1940, following the resignation of Georgi Kyoseivanov, Bogdan Filov was appointed prime minister of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
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In November, 1940, the government of Bogdan Filov proposed the Law for Protection of the Nation; Parliament voted its approval on December 24,1940.
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Bogdan Filov established the Commissariat for Jewish Affairs as executive body concerned with Jews in Bulgaria.