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The Last King of Bulgaria

From child king to prime minister, the story of Bulgaria's King Simeon II; plus the earliest diagnosis of autism and the first ever surgery performed on a foetus in the womb.

From child king in the Second World War to post-communist prime minister, the story of Bulgaria's King Simeon II; the first ever surgery performed on a foetus in the womb, an American family selling secrets to the Soviets in the 1980s, plus the 1963 attempt to form a United States of Africa, and the earliest diagnosis of autism.

Photo: King Simeon II 1943 (credit: Bulgarian Royal Family)

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Sun 13 May 2018 23:06GMT
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