1922 Bulgarian war criminal prosecution referendum

1922 11 19 y Kingdom of Bulgaria 647313 223584 57879 A referendum for trying the culprits for the national catastrophes was held in Bulgaria on 19 November 1922.Bulgarien, 19. November 1922: Anklage gegen Kriegsverbrecher Direct Democracy It was approved by 74% of voters. Background The ruling Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (BANU) sought to prosecute members of the cabinets of the governments led by Ivan Geshov, Stoyan Danev and Aleksandar Malinov motivated by the dissatisfaction of large parts of the populace with the outcome of the Balkan Wars and World War I for Bulgaria. After the wars, BANU and other opposition forces and intellectuals classified Bulgaria's territorial loses during 1913 and 1918 as national catastrophes — called in Bulgaria the First and Second national catastrophes, respectively. These terms were frequently used in Bulgaria during the Interwar period. On 24 September 1922 17 of the 22 ministers were arrested, and a law on prosecution was published on 17 October. Results 647313 223584 2286 55593 Direct Democracy See also War crimes in World War I References Bulgaria War criminals Category:Referendums in Bulgaria Bulgaria Category:World War I war crimes trials Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results