World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatherland_Front_(Bulgaria)" id="mw7Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fatherland Front (Bulgaria)">Fatherland Front</a> takes power in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bulgaria" id="mw7g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kingdom of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_coup_d'état_of_1944" id="mw7w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944">through a military coup</a> in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" id="mw8A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> government is established.