Neuilly Peace Treaty

The Neuilly Peace Treaty was signed on November 27, 1919 in Paris between Bulgaria and the Allied and Associated Powers, following our country’s defeat in World War I (1914-1918). The treaty enters into force on August 9 1920. Under its clauses, Eastern and Western Thrace are ceded to Greece, a big part of Dobrudja becomes Romanian territory, and the Western Outlying Parts spreading on a territory of 1545 sq.m. with a population of 64,500 people, mainly Bulgarians, were also detached from Bulgaria and became a part of Serbia through an annex, signed a year after the signing of the treaty. Bulgaria agreed to pay reparations to the total value of 2,250,000,000 golden franks, due payable over a period of 37 years with 5 per cent annual interest. Bulgaria is deprived of the right to support its own army, military fleet and aviation. Its armed formations were not allowed to exceed 20,000 men, who had to be volunteers. In 1996, under the initiative of the Mati Bolgaria national union, November 27 was proclaimed National Memory Day.