The Bulgarian King.

The cache is not at the given co-ordinates.

At the time of publishing, Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, or Tsar Simeon II is one of the last surviving heads of state from World War II. He was born on the 16th of June 1937 and became Tsar on the 28th of August 1943, following the death of his father. Being only six at the time, he was appointed three regents, his uncle Prince Kyril, the then prime minister, Bogdan Filov and a Lieutenant-General of the Bulgarian army.

On the 5th of September 1944, the Soviet Union declared war on Bulgaria. On the 8th of September the Russians invaded and on the 9th of September 1944, the three regents, all members of government, heads of the army and many journalists were arrested and later executed by the communist Russians.

Little Tsar Simeon II, his mother and his sister went in to hiding and on the 15th of September 1946 a “referendum” of sorts was held by the Russian army regarding the abolishment of the Bulgarian monarchy. It resulted in a 97% approval of the Bulgarian republic and on the 16th of September 1946 the family was exiled from Bulgaria, although Simeon had not signed any abdication papers, so he was technically still king, while he was still alive.

His mother, his sister and himself went to Egypt to live with his grandfather who was the king of Italy, but was also living in exile. In 1951, the Spanish government granted the family asylum and he moved to Madrid. In 1962 he married a Spaniard and they had 5 children, all named after Bulgarian Kings.

In 1990, following the fall of communism, Simeon was issued with a new Bulgarian passport and in 1996, 50 years after he had been exiled, he returned to Bulgaria with a political ambition. Despite the Russian’s wish for him to disappear, he wouldn’t and he set about travelling all over Europe to gain support for his new movement.

However it was in January of 1999, in the Netherlands that things became serious. The Russians were after him and a game of cat-and-mouse ensured. Fortunately Simeon realized what was happening and was on the front foot. He moved 12 times during the chase, which unfortunately lead to his capture.

The first move by Simeon was to move out of his castle.

The third move by Simeon was to flee after becoming trapped by a powerful Russian agent.

The fourth move required a lot of thought. What seemed like the obvious move would eventually only play into the hands of the Russians. There was only one other possible place that Simeon could go, so he went there.

The tenth move followed a number of murderous moves, people were being knocked off everywhere. The Russians though were getting the upper hand, but Simeon wasn’t done yet, he still had some tricks up his sleeve.

Unfortunately Simeon received the news that his wife had been lost. Really it was all over then, the unstoppable Russian agents were on to him now. The twelfth move was only to give him some extra time, but by now he really knew that it was all over. Eventually they would find him here and he would be captured.

Luckily the Russians, once capturing Simeon gave him a stern warning then let him go again. He went on to win the parliamentary elections of Bulgaria in June 2001, capturing half of the seats of Parliament. This makes him one of only two monarchs in history to have later become the head of government through democratic elections.

The cache is at…

South 36 1B.A(E+C)C

East 146 4C.BDA

Good Luck!

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