1934 Sofia met the dawn with a new Government

On May 19, 1934 Sofia met the dawn with a new Government. During the night the army took power of the major state-owned institutions. In the eve of the action, the military union had 814 officers-conspirators who were allocated in all army garrisons. Early in the morning the new Prime Minister – Mr. Kimon Georgiev who had already taken part in the June 9, 1923 coup d’tat put a decree for compilation of the new Government in one of his pockets and in the other one – a declaration for the king’s abdication – in case he refuses to legalize the coup d’tat. However, the king did not disobey – he signed the decrees and the new Government, headed by Mr. Kimon Georgiev came into force.
The new Government expressed the views for radical restructuring of the State, supported by the political group Zveno. Most of the Ministers came from this group. The end of the government of the Military union came only three months later.