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	Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha - Prime Minister of Bulgaria
		Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was born in 1937, the son of Bulgarian King Boris III (House of Saxe-Coburg) and Queen Joanna (former Princess Giovanna of Italy, House of Savoy).
		Simeon attended the Lycee Francais in Madrid and the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania in the United States.
		Simeon is married to Spanish aristocrat Dona Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela.
	www.setimes.com /cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/infoBios/setimes/resource_centre/bio-archive/saxe-coburg-gotha_simeon/t_blank (397 words)

	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		2.1.1 Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1826 - 1918
		The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was formerly the Royal House of several European monarchies, and branches currently reign in Belgium through the descendants of Léopold I, and in the United Kingdom and its associated Commonwealth realms through the descendants of Prince Albert.
		Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1826 - 1918
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha (1420 words)

	Simeon II of Bulgaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Simeon II of Bulgaria or Simeon of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (born June 16, 1937) is a Bulgarian politician and former king, as the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946.
		Simeon is the son of Tsar Boris III and Tsaritsa Giovanna (of the House of Savoy).
		Simeon was allowed to stay on the throne with regents appointed by the new Communist government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simeon_Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1439 words)

	Bulgaria - EU
		Simeon enrolled in the famous Victoria College in Egypt.
		• On July 24, 2001 Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria.
		In April 2001 she became Spokesperson and Press Secretary of the National Movement Simeon the Second and in July 2001 she was appointed Director of the Information and Public Relations Directorate of the Council of Ministers of Republic of Bulgaria.
	www.bta.bg /site/bulgaria-eu/html/who_is_who/government-en.htm (4067 words)

	East European Constitutional Review
		Simeon's popularity was institutionalized in the new movement, and the candidates nominated by him won their electoral contests on his coattails.
		Thus the seemingly extraordinary victory of Simeon lends itself to an ordinary explanation: the former czar won the 2001 elections because he attracted the votes of a citizenry unhappy with harsh, unpopular, yet inevitable economic reforms.
		Simeon has not answered directly the question about his future intentions but also never denies that his political ambition is to be the czar once again.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol10num4/focus/peeva.html (3103 words)

	POPE IN BULGARIA
		Son of King Boris III and Queen Joanna, Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha was born on June 16, 1937 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
		On April 6, 2001 Simeon II proclaimed his wish to return for good and to work actively while he draws on the experience he had amassed in exile and on his contacts in the effort to revive the country.
		Having won a landslide victory for the National Movement, on July 24, 2001 Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria.
	www.popeinbulgaria.com /cv_saxe_coburg.html (510 words)

	VFMAC Notable Alumni (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Son of King Boris III and Queen Joanna, Simeon Saxe-Coburg was born on June 16, 1937 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
		Having won a landslide victory for the National Movement, on July 24, 2001 Simeon Saxe-Coburg was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria.
		Currently, Simeon is both leader of his party, as well as Chairman of the Coalition, and spends most of his time in Sofia with the occasional trip back to Madrid to visit his children.
	www.vfmac.edu /alumni/bio_Gotha.shtml (653 words)

	OpinionJournal - CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
		It is a measure of Simeon's integrity--and of his chivalry--that he did not once utter a critical word about Franco when we met.
		That's not the only reason I warmed to Simeon, although his grace in the face of a setback--yes, it was a setback, for a profile in the London Times would have made waves for him in Bulgaria back in 1996--was admirable.
		The restoration of the throne, and of Simeon II, a modern man--a businessman, for that is what he's been all these years--will give that country a new foundation on which to construct its politics afresh.
	www.opinionjournal.com /forms/printThis.html?id=95000662 (842 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Yet they are drawn to Simeon's aristocratic bearing and message of honesty and reconciliation -- a refreshing change from the bickering politicians and corruption scandals they've endured since communism ended in 1989.
		When Simeon was born in 1937, his father, King Boris, was so delighted to have an heir that he granted amnesty to 4,000 prisoners, upgraded the exam results of every schoolchild and had an air force major fly to the river Jordan to collect water for his son's baptism.
		The 6-year-old Simeon was proclaimed king by Parliament and ruled through regents, although he reportedly was such a quick study that he was sitting in on meetings with the prime minister.
	home1.gte.net /eskandar/kingsimeon.html (757 words)

	Simeon II - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		SIMEON II [Simeon II] Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, or Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1937-, czar (1943-46) and premier (2001-5) of Bulgaria.
		In 1946 a plebiscite abolished the monarchy, and Simeon went into exile in Spain.
		Losses in the 2005 elections forced his resignation and led his party to become a junior partner in a coalition with the Socialists.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Simeon2.asp (346 words)

	The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1939-1945
		Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1906-).
		Maria Immaculata, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1904-1940).
		Louise, Princess Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1858-1924).
	gsteinbe.intrasun.tcnj.edu /royalty/houses/coburg.htm (831 words)

	Bulgarian Royal Family: Collection of Materials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Upon King Boris' sudden death on August 28th, 1943, he acceded to the throne as King Simeon II and, being a minor, as required by the Tirnovo Constitution, a three member Council of Regency was formed.
		King Simeon II visited Bulgaria for the first time since his childhood in 1996 and was greeted by multitude enthusiastic Bulgarians.
		In April 2001 H.M. Simeon II returned to Bulgaria and formed a new political party, the National Movement for Simeon II (NMSII), dedicated to "reforms and political integrity." Shortly thereafter, the party won 120 of the 240 seats in the Bulgarian parliament and Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha served as a Prime Minister until 2005.
	www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/Royal/Simeon (705 words)

	Saxe-Coburg - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it was given by Ernest the Pious (d.
		On Albert's death (1699) it passed to his younger brother, John Ernest, duke of Saxe-Saalfeld, whose descendants ruled the duchy of Coburg until 1918 and the duchy of Saalfeld until 1826.
		The duchy of Saalfeld passed to the duke of Saxe-Meiningen, while Ernest III of Saxe-Coburg received the duchy of Gotha and assumed the style Ernest I, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/s/saxec1obu.asp (384 words)

	BULGARIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH NEWS by BULGARIAN DIOCESE of WESTERN and CENTRAL EUROPE
		Bulgarian Orthodox Metropolit Simeon of Western- and Central Europe was joined by the protosyncel of the Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of Western- and Central Europe Archimandrite TICHON and the members of the delegation from Bulgaria: Metropolitan KALINIK of Vraza,.
		As the newspaper writes Simeon allready had pulled the text out of the pocket of his jacket and was most naturally reading it with all the other faithfull.
		Simeon Saxe-Coburg, whose huge estates across Bulgaria were confiscated by the communists and returned by the previous government, has consistently denied charges of his opponents that he wants to restore the monarchy.
	www.rilaeu.com /news1.htm (4373 words)

	News.bg - Simeon Saxe Coburg Gotha Received Bulgarian State Top Honours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The president pointed that after half a century of exile Simeon Saxe Coburg Gotha came back to Bulgaria, undertaking the not easy task to respond to the numerous public expectations and to give good perspective for the country.
		Simeon Saxe Coburg Gotha took the award and said he accepted it in the name of Bulgaria and values it very highly.
		Saxe Coburg Gotha underlined that there were still a lot to be done and to be sought as aim for “the common well-being of our fellow countrymen”.
	international.ibox.bg /news/id_2020979736 (404 words)

	Bulgaria Elections - King Simeon II - Worldpress.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The National Movement Simeon II (NMSII), formed just two months before the June 17 general elections by Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bulgaria’s charismatic former monarch, won a landslide victory, gaining 43 percent of the vote.
		Simeon II, who says that restoration of monarchy is not on his agenda, has pledged to pursue European integration and to raise living standards in 800 days.
		The danger is that the former rulers “may embark on the road of Sali Berisha in Albania—sabotaging the new power by all means possible,” warned Kyril Drezov, a lecturer at England’s Keele University, in a BBC interview (June 29) cited by all Bulgarian media.
	www.worldpress.org /print_article.cfm?article_id=273&dont=yes (507 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Bulgaria celebrates 'royal' wedding
		It was held in a palace recently restored to the family in Borowets, a mountain resort in south-west Bulgaria.
		Thirty-year-old Kalina is the youngest of Simeon II's five children, all of them born in exile in Spain.
		Simeon is related to the Belgian and British royal families.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/2364285.stm (262 words)

	Printed Version
		Simeon II Saxe Coburg Gotha succeeded his father Boris III to the throne of Bulgaria in 1943 at the age of 6.
		Pictures of Simeon were posted on their houses - the previous desire for the UDF to rule for ever was forgotten, somehow the community had now been prevailed upon to transfer its support to the NMS.
		Simeon Saxe Coburg Gothas return to Bulgaria is not the fairy-tale presented by the media and nor the one believed by many gullible Bulgarians.
	www.bhhrg.org /Print.asp?ReportID=7&CountryID=6 (4825 words)

	25, May-2002.
		Pope John Paul II, left center, and Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, right, pay respect to the grave of the late Bulgarian King Boris III at the Church of Rila Monastery, in Rila, Bulgaria, some 80 km (50 miles) south from Sofia, Saturday May 25, 2002.
		Upon arrival at the Monastery, he was welcomed by the Hegumen, Bishop Ioan of Dragovitia, and by Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who was here together with his wife, two sons with their wives and children.
		Simeon entered national politics last year, winning an election as the head of a newly founded reform movement after more than 50 years in exile.
	slupcane.tripod.com /may/id25.html (6862 words)

	BULGARIAN ‘PRINCESS’ KALINA MARRIES SPANISH EXPLORER KITIN MUÑOZ
		The daughter of former Bulgarian king Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha wed Spanish explorer Kitin Muñoz in a simple yet traditional ceremony at the weekend in a mountain resort in southwest Bulgaria.
		Thirty-year-old Kalina is the youngest of Simeon's five children, who were all born in exile in Spain.
		Simeon came to the throne at the age of six but spent half a century in exile before returning to his country in the 1990s.
	www.hellomagazine.com /royalty/2002/10/28/bulgaria-wedding (415 words)

	NicholasKralev.com
		hen Simeon II, the child king whom Bulgaria’s Communists expelled in 1946 at the age of 9, became the country’s new prime minister last week, he defied the basic principle of the modern monarchy that the king rules but doesn’t reign.
		As he swore his oath of allegiance to the republic on Tuesday, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha -- his full name -- made history by taking back the reins of an East European nation after a democratic election.
		His party, the National Movement for Simeon II, was formed in April and won half of the 240 seats in the National Assembly on June 17.
	www.nicholaskralev.com /WT-simeon.html (1120 words)

	PRIME MINISTER OF BULGARIA SIMEON OF SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA: BULGARIA ON COURSE FOR NATO, EU MEMBERSHIP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Prime Minister Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha -- who was until 1947 his country’s monarch -- has made it clear that his country is determined to press for membership of NATO and the European Union.
		King Simeon, then a child, was deposed and went into exile in Spain.
		I have only admiration for the dynamism of the prime minister and his team, who have had the vision and energy and expertise to carry out the work they have undertaken.
	www.mmorning.com /article.asp?Article=4393&CategoryID=7 (1851 words)

	Simeon II, Rey de Bulgaria - King of Bulgaria
		In reply to numerous requests, we publish again H.M. King Simeon's letter to the Bulgarian people, following his return to Bulgaria in May 1996.
		Interview with His Majesty the King Simeon II appeared in "TRUD".
		Article appeared in "Kontinent" on 17/04/97 about de King Simeon's trip to Bulgaria on 15th April.
	www.seker.es /simeon/reybul1.html (250 words)

	About Bulgaria: history, geography, culture, economy; Balkans, Europe, Regional Cooperation, Development, Globalisation
		Following the shocking victory of ex-king Simeon's NDS party on 17 June 2001, Simeon II Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, became the Prime Minister.
		Simeon II, was slated to return the largest number of MPs to the new Parliament.
		Following the remarkable popular victory of ex-king Simeon's NDS party on June 17, 2001, Simeon II Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, has accepted his party's unanimous approval of his candidacy for Prime Minister, (http://www.bulgariadaily.com/).
	www.geocities.com /nbulgaria/bulgaria/bginfo.htm (1261 words)

	Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha to Become Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur - The Bulgarian Post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bulgaria's former prime minister, ex-king and leader of the centrist Simeon II National Movement Simeon Saxe-Coburg is about to receive yet another jewel in the crown of his achievements - France's most prestigious Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.
		This is the second time that shows Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha hasn't lost the respect and support of Europe's most influential politicians and royal families following his implication in the Savoy sleaze affairs.
		Over the weekend Saxe-Coburg Gotha attended the silver wedding of their Royal Highnesses Henri Albert Gabriel Felix Marie Guillaum, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa Mestre, where he was reportedly showered with compassion.
	bulgaria.thebulgarianpost.com /story-read_simeon_saxecoburg_gotha_to_become_chevalier_de_la_legion_dhonneur-110.php (331 words)

	THE SOCIALIST PARTY WINS THE BULGARIAN GENERAL ELECTIONS
		The National Simeon II Movement that has taken a major blow, can however be satisfied with the result obtained after four years in power.
		Even before the elections results were announced the Movement for Rights and Freedom, allied to the Simeon II Movement in the previous term of office said via its leader Ahmed Dogan, that they were in favour of forming a ‘centre left’ government.
		During an electoral evening Prime Minister Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who had rejected any alliance with the main opposition party during the electoral campaign admitted that it was necessary to “find a common language in the country’s interest,” saying that the “the wider the next government in scope the better it will be.
	www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/bulgarie/legislatives/resultats.htm (1655 words)

	Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha News - EU Politics Today
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		ruling coalition partners - the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the party of former king Simeon Saxe-Coburg NDSV and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF).
		Varna, which was also attended by the leadership of the ruling coalition partners - Simeon Saxe-Coburg (L), Sergey Stanishev (M) and Ahmed Dogan (R).
	eupolitics.einnews.com /news/simeon-saxe-coburg (1038 words)

	Link2exports - Export Country Profiles - in association with the British Chambers of Commerce
		Parliamentary: the Nacionale Dvisenie Simeon Tvori (NDST) (National Movement for Simeon II) took 43 per cent of the votes against the ruling ODS coalition, with 18 per cent.
		The NDST's leader and former king, Simeon II, accepted the nomination to be prime minister and formed a coalition government.
		This process was interrupted by the election as prime minister of former King Simeon Saxe-Coburg II, leader of the eponymous Nacionale Dvisenie Simeon Tvori (NDST) (Simeon II National Movement) which formed a coalition with the ethnic Turkish Dvizenie za Pravata i Svobodie (DPS) (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) in mid-2001.
	www.link2exports.co.uk /regions.asp?lsid=1969&pid=1419 (2967 words)

	Bulgaria
		A new UDF government, led by Prime Minister Ivan Kostov, was elected in 1997 to overhaul the economic system and institute reforms aimed at stemming corruption.
		As a result, the UDF lost the July 2001 election to the former king of Bulgaria, leader of the Simeon II National Movement (SNM).
		The new prime minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Simeon II), had been dethroned 55 years earlier (at age nine) during the Communist takeover of the country.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107365.html (943 words)

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		The renovation of the churches of "St. George" which was now completed after 7 months of work and "St. Constantine and St. Elena" still continuing was initiated by National Movement “Simeon II” Member of Parliament Anelia Atanasova.
		The Bulgarian Premier SIMEON Saxe-Coburg-Gotha took part in the service.
		As he was consecrated Zar of Bulgaria by Holy Chrysmation already in his boyhood he was invited in the altar.
	www.rilaeu.com /news2004_2.htm (380 words)

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