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Dimitrovgrad ( of Central Serbia , Serbia And Montenegro . According to 1991 census, the municipality of Dimitrovgrad had a population of 13,488 people. DEMOGRAPHICS According to the 1991 census, the absolute ethnic majority in the municipality were ethnic Bulgarians , while according to the 2002 census, the municipality was ethnically mixed, with relative Bulgarian ethnic majority. According to the 2002 census data, the population of the Dimitrovgrad municipality was 11,748 people, and it was composed of:
HISTORY The Kingdom Of Yugoslavia gained the region from Bulgaria following the Treaty Of Neuilly , signed on November 27, 1919. Between 1920 and 1941 the population of the region was denied any right to education or church services in Bulgarian and was officially regarded as Serbian by the Yugoslav authorities, including changed Bulgarian names to Serbian . Its interests were protected by the Internal Western Provinces Revolutionary Organisation known as Vrtop. The previous governments in Belgrade neglected the area, which led to mass unemployment and low living standards. After the fall of the Slobodan Milošević from power, the inhabitants of Dimitrovgrad have started to organize as a cultural community. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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