Treaty of Craiova

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The Treaty of Craiova was a 1940 agreement in which Romania, under Axis pressure, ceded Southern Dobruja (the Cadrilater) to Bulgaria, significantly reshaping the countries’ borders before World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border treaty
peace treaty
affectedEthnicGroup ethnic Bulgarians in Southern Dobruja
ethnic Romanians in Southern Dobruja
aim revision of Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine borders
territorial revision in favor of Bulgaria
approximatePopulationExchanged over 100000 people
beneficiaryCountry Bulgaria
category 1940 in international relations
Treaties of Bulgaria
Treaties of Romania
World War II treaties
cededTerritory Cadrilater
Southern Dobruja
linked to: Dobruja
cedingCountry Romania
countrySignatory Kingdom of Bulgaria
Kingdom of Romania
dateSigned 1940-09-07
enteredIntoForce 1940-09-13
historicalContext Second Vienna Award context
linked to: Second Vienna Award
historicalPeriod World War II era
influencedBy Kingdom of Italy
Nazi Germany
language Bulgarian
French
Romanian
longTermEffect established current Romania–Bulgaria border in Dobruja
mandated compulsory population exchange
namedAfter Craiova
placeSigned Craiova
Kingdom of Romania
populationExchangeDirection ethnic Bulgarians from Romania to Bulgaria
ethnic Romanians from Bulgaria to Romania
precedesEvent Romanian alignment with Axis Powers
pressureOn Romania
recognizedBy Axis Powers
relatedConflict Bulgarian–Romanian territorial disputes
relatedRegion Dobruja
Southern Dobruja
linked to: Dobruja
result border change between Romania and Bulgaria
cession of Southern Dobruja from Romania to Bulgaria
population exchange between Romania and Bulgaria
signedBySide Bulgarian government of Bogdan Filov
Romanian government of Ion Antonescu
linked to: Ion Antonescu
status in force
typeOfChange territorial gain for Bulgaria
territorial loss for Romania

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Greater Romania lostTerritoryEvent Treaty of Craiova