Simeon II is the Tsar of Bulgaria, he died at the age of 9, has been living in exile in Europe, and even for a long time, due to financial constraints, reduced to a commoner who no one knows, but no one thought that this deceased monarch after 55 years, turned into the prime minister of Bulgaria, what is going on?
In 1937, Queen Joanna gave birth to Simeon II in Sofia's palace. Boris III, the old man, not only fired a cannon to celebrate, but also granted amnesty, abolished the death penalty, and reduced taxes. The people of the whole country enjoyed the benefits of the birth of the prince, so they did not hesitate to say good wishes to Simeon II.
Simeon was born shortly after the outbreak of World War II. After the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, Boris III originally wanted to remain neutral, but Bulgaria was between Germany and the Soviet Union, with the escalation of force between Germany and the Soviet Union, Bulgaria was forced by German pressure, and neighboring countries have joined the German camp, he had to act as a pawn of Germany in World War II.
Although at the beginning, Germany fought very smoothly in the Soviet Union, but as the Soviet people rose up to fight back, Germany gradually lost the initiative on the battlefield, and the Allied forces of Nazi Germany were either defeated or collapsed, so Germany gradually showed a state of decadence.
Germany therefore asked Boris III to send troops to attack the Soviet Union, but Boris III clearly refused this request, as a result, Boris III suddenly fell ill and died half a month later, combined with the situation at the time, many people thought that Boris III's death was not simple, but Bulgaria was still a vassal of Germany, so no one dared to delve into the matter.
The country could not be left without a king for a day, and the 6-year-old Simeon II became the new Tsar of Bulgaria in the midst of chaos. Since he was not yet able to handle political affairs, his uncles, Prince Cyril, Lieutenant General Michev, and former Prime Minister Filov, were appointed regent to take charge of military and political power on his behalf.
In 1945, Germany was defeated, and the victorious Soviet Union began to count, and soon the Soviet Red Army hit Bulgaria, and the Bulgarian people took the opportunity to launch an uprising, so that the Soviet Red Army liberated Bulgaria without a single shot.
Subsequently, the Red Army of the USSR held a public trial and execution of 3 regents, and a referendum was held, which, with the consent of the people, abolished the fascist monarchy and established the Republic of Bulgaria. As for Simeon II, with the help of his mother and retinue, he fled in a hurry.
At first, Simeon II went to Italy with his mother, but unfortunately Italy had already overthrown the monarchy, so although he met his maternal grandfather, who had not been seen for a long time, his maternal grandfather could not protect himself, so they had to go to Egypt.
To make matters worse, Simeon II's mother only brought $200 with her fortune due to the haste in which she left the palace, which quickly put life in jeopardy for both mother and son. Years later, Simeon II recalled those hard days, and he believed that although there was no longer a life of luxury, he had learned how to cope with suffering.
In 1951, the Spanish Führer, Franco, reached out to Simeon II. It turned out that although Spain was not a member of the German camp during World War II, its relations with Bulgaria had always been very friendly, so Franco took Simeon II and his entourage to the capital Madrid, and not only gave him political asylum, but also gave him a considerable amount of money for him and his mother to live on.
After his life stabilized, Simeon II entered a university in Madrid to prepare for a systematic cultural education. In fact, during the years of Simeon II's exile, he always paid close attention to Bulgarian political affairs, and at the same time he was very social, for which he also learned English, French, Italian and other 8 Chinese. It was precisely because of too much socialization that Simeon II could not attend classes normally after becoming a college student, so he simply studied law and political science at home.
In 1958, in order to study military affairs, Simeon II assumed the pseudonym Lyersky and enrolled in the Fogg Valley Military Academy in the United States, and completed the two-year course in only one year.
Simeon II's ingenuity was also reflected in business. He has worked as a business consultant for hotels, banks, and food companies, and has accumulated rich business experience in the process of work. He was also the chairman of a multinational corporation for a long time, and as a result, he achieved great business success and amassed an astonishing fortune.
In the course of his business dealings with European countries, Simeon II also built up a vast network of contacts in order to one day return to Bulgaria and restore the former monarchy with the support of European countries.
As Simeon II's fame grew, Bulgaria's royalists got in touch with him, and according to local reports, hundreds of Bulgarians travel thousands of miles to Madrid every year to pay their respects.
During that period, Simeon II not only had a successful career, but also married the daughter of a Spanish nobleman, and gave birth to four sons and one daughter.
Affected by the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the collapse of the Soviet Union, not only did the member states of the Soviet Union become independent, but satellite countries like Bulgaria also became financially backward and their people could not make ends meet, causing social chaos and eventually becoming capitalist.
Simeon II saw this as a good opportunity for restoration, so he returned to Bulgaria in the early 90s, where he was pleasantly surprised to find that he was warmly welcomed, but to his regret, when he tried to restore the monarchy, few people responded, and he had to return to Spain after a few weeks in Bulgaria.
In 2001, the unwilling Simeon II made a comeback, and he decided to run for **. However, according to the constitution, Simeon II was not eligible to run because he had not lived in Bulgaria for a certain amount of time, so Simeon II retreated and founded a political party called the "Simeon II National Movement" to run in June. Despite only 2 months of preparation, Simeon II, who was well versed in the game of power, quickly gained the support of the Bulgarian people.
It turned out that in addition to the former status of the tsar, Simeon II was also a very charismatic and amiable person, so in more than two months, he took his wife to all the villages of the country, sat on the ground with the peasants, understood the plight of the peasants, and made the peasants believe that if he was in power, he could change the status quo in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria was originally a big agricultural country, and after maintaining friendly relations with the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union also helped Bulgaria to develop an industrial system, but unfortunately the Soviet Union has never attached importance to light industry, so Bulgaria's industrial system has always been dominated by heavy industry, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, although Bulgaria changed to capitalism, but the new regime was corrupt, not only did not let the people live a rich life, but made the people more thoroughly poor.
Therefore, when the financial lord Simeon II was ready to run for election, the people generally believed that he was the great savior who could lead the people out of poverty, and he did not have any record of corruption, so many people chose to support him, and his party finally became the largest party in parliament with 43% of the vote, and as the leader, he became the new prime minister.
During his tenure, Simeon II pushed Bulgaria into the Western camp. In 2004, thanks to his efforts, Bulgaria joined NATO, and even after he stepped down as prime minister, he used his connections to make Bulgaria a member of the European Union.
However, when Simeon II was in office, he did not have outstanding policies, whether it was the economy, social security or corruption, there was no corresponding improvement, and his cabinet members were implicated, which made the people's disappointment higher and higher.
Although Simeon II remained in Parliament at the end of his term by forming alliances with other parties, he lost trust in him because he maintained his title as Tsar and the people questioned that he would establish a constitutional monarchy in the British by holding power, and he could not continue to be in power.
Of course, another reason why the people opposed Simeon II's continued stay in power was that Simeon II had been demanding that the Bulgarian authorities return the confiscated property of the royal family. In fact, when Bulgaria changed its surname to capitalism, at the insistence of Simeon II, part of the royal property had already been returned.
Since Simeon II became prime minister, he once again pursued the royal finances from the state, which could not help but make the people question the legitimacy of the royal property, many people believe that the royal property originally came from the people and should belong to the state, so on this issue, everyone and Simeon II have always had disagreements, and they are even more disgusted with Simeon II.
In 2009, Simeon II, who was no longer popular with the people, simply faded out of the political arena and began to focus all his energy on the affairs of the royal family's property.
In any case, the fact that Simeon II became the Prime Minister of Bulgaria 55 years later as a dead monarch has made him a legendary figure among the fallen kings, and of course, he is still the only "Tsar" still alive so far.