People's Militia
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The People's Militia was the communist-era national police and security force of Bulgaria, serving as a key instrument of state control under the Bulgarian Communist Party.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law enforcement agency
ⓘ
secret police ⓘ state security organ ⓘ |
| activity |
control of internal movement and travel
ⓘ
intelligence gathering on citizens ⓘ investigation of so-called anti-state crimes ⓘ monitoring of religious and cultural groups ⓘ political surveillance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | state security services of Eastern Bloc ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ideological indoctrination of personnel
ⓘ
integration of policing and political security functions ⓘ political loyalty to ruling party ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Bulgarian Communist Party ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
Soviet state security organs
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet security services
security services of other Warsaw Pact states ⓘ |
| country |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of Bulgaria
|
| dissolvedFollowing | fall of communism in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| employer |
officers of the Bulgarian national police
ⓘ
state security operatives ⓘ |
| existedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| governedBy | socialist legal system of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| hasRole |
border and passport control
ⓘ
instrument of political repression ⓘ internal security force ⓘ national police force ⓘ public order maintenance ⓘ surveillance of population ⓘ |
| ideology | communism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | Bulgarian ⓘ |
| legalBasis | socialist-era internal security legislation of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| oversightBy | party structures of the Bulgarian Communist Party ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bulgarian State Security (DS)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulgarian socialist security apparatus
Eastern Bloc security forces ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Bloc security network
|
| politicalAlignment | pro-Soviet ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
defense of ruling party monopoly on power
ⓘ
protection of socialist state ⓘ |
| replacedBy | democratic-era Bulgarian police structures ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Soviet Militsiya
ⓘ
other Eastern Bloc people's militias ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Ministry of the Interior of the People's Republic of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| timePeriod | communist era in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | centralized ⓘ |
| usedFor |
enforcement of party policy
ⓘ
monitoring opposition ⓘ state control ⓘ suppression of dissent ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.