Jewish Questions), was vetoed by the King. Fall from power Following the death of Boris III Gabrovski served as acting Prime Minister between 9 September and 14 September 1943, whilst the country's main political leaders served as regents for Simeon II. He was overlooked for the job full-time however and his position waned from there on as he was seen as too strong a rival for power. Execution Following the establishment of Fatherland Front government Gabrovski was arrested and brought before the People's Court where a sentence of death was passed. He was executed on 1 February 1945. In a move widely condemned by Jewish groups Gabrovski was rehabilitated by the Bulgarian Supreme Court in 1996, with the stated reason being that his initial trial contained several irregularities. References 1898 births 1945 deaths Bulgarian nationalists People from Razgrad Bulgarian collaborators with Nazi Germany Prime Ministers of Bulgaria Ratniks 20th-century Bulgarian lawyers Executed prime ministers Executed Bulgarian people Holocaust perpetrators in Greece People executed by the People's Republic of Bulgaria Holocaust perpetrators in Bulgaria Holocaust perpetrators in Yugoslavia People executed by Bulgaria by firing squad Bulgarian Freemasons People's Court (Bulgaria)