site.btaAugust 28, 1943: King Boris III of Bulgaria Dies
King Boris III funeral in church of Rila Monastery. Members of the high clergy give their blessings to the deceased monarch. Rila Monastery, August 28. 1943 (BTA Archive)
King Boris III of Bulgaria died 81 years ago today.
"A controversial character, a statesman of his time, King Boris III was one of the brightest political personalities not only on the Bulgarian but also on the Balkan horizon after WW I," writes
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