Which populist agrarian leader served as Prime Minister from 1919 to 1923, introducing compulsory labor service and land reforms before being overthrown in a bloody coup?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Aleksandar Stamboliyski
- Step 1: Stamboliyski led the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (BZNS) with a radical agrarian ideology. Step 2. He ruled until the right-wing military coup of 9 June 1923, after which he was tortured and brutally assassinated in his home village of Slavovitsa.
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