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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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 NERFINISHED
category 1940 in international relations
Treaties of Bulgaria
Treaties of Romania
World War II treaties
cededTerritory Cadrilater NERFINISHED
Southern Dobruja NERFINISHED
cedingCountry Romania NERFINISHED
countrySignatory Kingdom of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Romania NERFINISHED
dateSigned 1940-09-07
enteredIntoForce 1940-09-13
historicalContext Second Vienna Award context NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod World War II era NERFINISHED
influencedBy Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
language Bulgarian
French
Romanian
longTermEffect established current Romania–Bulgaria border in Dobruja
mandated compulsory population exchange
namedAfter Craiova NERFINISHED
placeSigned Craiova NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Romania NERFINISHED
populationExchangeDirection ethnic Bulgarians from Romania to Bulgaria
ethnic Romanians from Bulgaria to Romania
precedesEvent Romanian alignment with Axis Powers
pressureOn Romania NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Axis Powers NERFINISHED
relatedConflict Bulgarian–Romanian territorial disputes NERFINISHED
relatedRegion Dobruja NERFINISHED
Southern Dobruja NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Romanian government of Ion Antonescu NERFINISHED
status in force
typeOfChange territorial gain for Bulgaria
territorial loss for Romania

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Greater Romania lostTerritoryEvent Treaty of Craiova