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   German–Soviet Axis talks

   In August 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union entered into the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a non-aggression treaty that contained secret protocols effectively dividing eastern Europe between the parties. ... On March 1, 1941, Bulgaria joined the Axis, which further unsettled Stalin when combined with Germany's continued ignoring of Stalin's November 25, 1940 Axis entry proposal.
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   Andon Kalchev

   Andon Kalchev (1910-1948) was a Bulgarian Axis-collaborationist paramilitary leader active in northern Greece during the country's occupation by the Axis in the Second World War. ... Bulgaria joined the Axis on 1 March 1941, explicitly requesting German support for its territorial claims.
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   Tripartite Pact

   Slovakia joined the Tripartite Pact on 24 November 1940. ... Adolf Hitler promised the Bulgarian Tsar Boris III that Bulgaria would receive all the territory she had lost in return for Bulgaria joining the Axis.
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   Military history of Bulgaria during World War II

   The military history of Bulgaria during World War II encompasses an initial period of neutrality until 1 March 1941, a period of alliance with the Axis Powers until 9 September 1944 (on September 5 Red Army entered Bulgaria) and a period of alignment with the Allies until the end of the war. ... Bulgaria joined the Axis Powers in 1941, when German troops preparing to invade Yugoslavia and Greece reached the Bulgarian borders and demanded permission to pass through Bulgarian territory.
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   Bulgaria

   After regaining control of Southern Dobrudzha in 1940, Bulgaria became allied with the Axis Powers, although it declined to participate in Operation Barbarossa (1941) and never declared war on the USSR. ... Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007 but continues to face strong criticism from Brussels for failing to root out high-level corruption and put well-known criminal bosses behind bars.
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   Military of Bulgaria

   Bulgaria joined the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization in 2004, and currently maintains a 460-strong force in Afghanistan as part of ISAF. ... On 1 March 1941, Bulgaria signed the Tripartite Pact and Tsar Boris III officially joined the Axis bloc.
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   Bulgaria – United States relations

   Czar Boris granted the German request, and on March 1, 1941, Bulgaria permitted the Germans to pass through its territory and joined the Axis powers. ... Bulgaria joined the European Union on January 1, 2007.
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   Axis powers

   The pact was subsequently joined by Hungary (November 20, 1940), Romania (November 23, 1940), Slovakia (November 24, 1940) and Bulgaria (March 1, 1941). ... In October and November 1940, the Soviet Union approached Germany about the potential of joining the Axis, with extensive discussions talking place in Berlin.
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   Bogdan Filov

   He was Prime Minister of Bulgaria during World War II. ... On 14 February, Bulgaria signed a non-aggression pact with the Axis powers and on 1 March joined the Tripartite Pact.
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    Axis of evil

    "Axis of evil" is a term initially used by the former United States President George W. Bush in his State of the Union Address... ... ... Syria, and China in the "Axis of Just as Evil"; Cuba, Sudan, and Serbia in the "Axis of Somewhat Evil"; and Bulgaria, Indonesia, and Russia in the "Axis of Not So Much Evil Really...

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• Axis powers,
• Bogdan Filov,
• Axis of evil

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