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Romania returns Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria under the Treaty of Craiova.

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Southern Dobruja

Geographical region in north-eastern Bulgaria

Southern Dobruja or South Dobruja, also the Quadrilateral, is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising Dobrich and Silistra provinces, part of the historical region of Dobruja. It has an area of 7,412 square km and a population of 358,000.
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Treaty of Craiova

1940 territorial settlement between the kingdoms of Romania and Bulgaria

The Treaty of Craiova was signed on 7 September 1940 and ratified on 13 September 1940 by the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Romania. Under its terms, Romania ceded Southern Dobruja back to Bulgaria, which Romania had gained after the 1913 Second Balkan War. Bulgaria had…
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