Bulgarian Agricultural Peoples Union

1899-1944

The Bulgarian agricultural people's union arose in 1899-1900 as an estate peasant socio-political organization ^[1] .

In 1908, the BZNS took shape in a political party that reflected the interests of the prosperous peasantry ^{[1] of an} agrarian-socialist orientation.

In 1920, based on a wide range of non-parliamentary measures and mobilization mechanisms, the success of which was not least determined by the wide popularity of the party among the masses of the rural population, the BZNS actually established a one-party dictatorship, winning the election. An active leader of the BZNS was then Alexander Stamboliysky . The party undertook the so-called. “Agricultural experiment”, consisting of a series of legislative initiatives, ideologically based on the idea of ​​a “third”, peasant, path different from capitalism and socialism. The set of measures included a law on “land ownership”, a series of measures to legitimize “socially useful labor” for all categories of the population. Such a totalitarian-mobilization tendency aroused great concern among the Entente, which feared the revanchism of defeated Bulgaria, in connection with which the law was amended in 1921, allowing for avoidance of labor duty for monetary compensation, which was also shortened.

Other measures included the redistribution of private property , the expansion of the state-owned land bank through the alienation (with compensation) of uncultivated land and the introduction of an inalienable norm of 300 decares for cultivated plots. The agrarian reform of 1921 involved the allocation of land to landless and low-land peasants, as well as refugees, in addition, transactions for the sale and purchase of land concluded after February 17, 1920 were canceled (the publication of the draft agrarian reform). The new owners were limited in their rights to land, in particular, it was forbidden to sell, give or mortgage plots. Among other things, attempts were made to reform the tax and financial systems, as well as amendments to the Constitution, a number of articles of which (on the inviolability of private property) ran counter to the rate of the OZS. BZNS enjoyed wide popularity among the peasant environment, had paramilitary groups of the so-called. "Orange Guard" and a network of institutions ("friendships") in the field, which were its primary cells. BZNS widely encouraged the cooperative movement in consumer, credit and production forms. BZNS retained power in 1923 , winning the election. The party elite skillfully took advantage of the weakness of Tsar Boris III , but in its policy was limited in its actions in connection with the obligations and sanctions imposed on Bulgaria by the Entente under the Neuilly Treaty .

The rejection of the regime abroad, the conflict with part of the intelligentsia and the opposition party circles, as well as the military, predetermined the fall of the regime as a result of the June 8–9, 1923 coup. After that, the BZNS existed within the framework of the parliamentary system, and a number of its structures took an active part in preparing the pro-communist uprising.

After the military coup of May 19, 1934, all political parties and trade unions in Bulgaria were officially banned and the BZNS acted semi-legally.

March 1, 1941 Bulgaria joined the Tripartite Pact. In the summer of 1942, the Patriotic Front was created, which included the left forces of the BZNS ^[1] .

1944-1989

After the September uprising on September 9, 1944 and the transition of Bulgaria to the side of the Anti-Hitler coalition , a coalition government of Kimon Georgiev was formed, which included the BRP (k), the Belarusian Popular Front Party, the Link, the Radical Party and non-partisans. Right-wing leaders of the BZNS ( G. M. Dimitrov (Gemeto) , N. Petkov ) led the opposition, defeated in 1947. At the 27th Congress of the BZNS in December 1947, its left wing, headed by G. Traykov, recognized the leading role of the Communist Party and its program goals while maintaining their own charter and organizational structure.

On December 4, 1947, the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria was adopted, and in December 1947 the 27th Congress of the Belarusian People’s Party took place, at which the party’s new political program was adopted ^[1] .

In November 1948, the Supreme Party Council of the BZNS was held, which recognized the leading role of the BKP ^[1] . Subsequently, until 1989, a bipartisan system was maintained in Bulgaria.

In 1986, the number of BZNS was 120 thousand party members, the party press included the newspaper "Agricultural banner "and the magazine" Susan’s stomach ” ^[1] .

After 1989

In 1993, the Agricultural Union of Alexander of Istanbul came out of the BZNS .

The party took an active part in the 2005 elections .

• Georgi Traykov (1898-1975) - 1947-1974
• Peter Tanchev (1920-1992) - 1974-1989

• Nakolay Georgiev (1906-1987) - 1948-1987
• Cyril Klisursky (1906-1992) - 1948-1950
• Yanko Markov (1909-2000) -1973-1989
• Georgi Andreev (1929) - 1971-1979
• Alexy Ivanov (1922-1997) - 1976-1989
• Angel Dimitrov (1927-2005) - 1974-1989
• Pando Vancev (1919-1993) - 1986-1989

• Aleksindr Obbov - Minister of Agriculture 1944-1945
• Nikola Petkov - Minister 1944-1945
• Michael Genowski - Minister of Agriculture 1946-1947
• Kiril Klisursky - Minister of Mine Affairs 1948-1951
• For the sake of Naydenov - Minister of Law 1947-1958
• Petr Tanchev - Minister of Law, 1958-1966
• Svetla Daskalova - Minister of Law 1966-1990
• Haralambi Triykov - Minister of Information 1968-1973
• Georgy Andreev - Minister of Information 1973-1976
• Yanko Markov - Minister of Forestry 1971-1986
• Pando Vancev - Minister of Communications 1976-1986
• Alexy Ivanov - Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1986-1988
• Rada Popivanov - Minister of Public Health 1977-1988
• Georgi Menov - Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1988-1990
• Mincio Peichev - Minister of Public Health 1988-1990

• 99 deputies

• Agricultural People's Union
• Dimov, Vergil

• Vasil Vankov. The ideological and political evolution at the BZNS pres 1947-1948 // "Historically Preggled", No. 6, 1960. p . 51-60 (Bulgarian)
• Dimitrina Petrova. The Bulgarskiye zedelsky people’s union and the People’s Front (1935-1939) // “Historically Preggled”, No. 1, 1963. p.3-31 (Bulgarian)
• V. Stoyanov. Representation at the Transboundary Representation at the BZNS prez 1925 // “Historically Progled”, No. 8, 1986. p.24 (Bulgarian)

• Dimitar Popov. "Party structure in Bulgaria from 1879 to 1901" [August 3, 2005]