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Dimitar Petkov

1858 - 1907

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Dimitar Nikolov Petkov (Bulgarian: Димитър Петков) (2 November 1858, Tulcea – 11 March 1907, Sofia) was a leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party and the country's Prime Minister from 5 November 1906 until he was assassinated in Sofia the following year. A veteran of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 he fought for the Russian Imperial Army at the Battle of Shipka Pass where he lost an arm during the combat. Petkov spent five years (1888–1893) as mayor of Sofia and during his time in charge he undertook an extensive redevelopment of the city. Following the death of Stefan Stambolov in 1895 he took over as leader of People's Liberal Party, a role he held until his own death when Nikola Genadiev succeeded him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dimitar Petkov is the 15,146th most popular politician (down from 14,984th in 2024), the 395th most popular biography from Romania and the 134th most popular Romanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dimitar Petkov ranks 15,146 out of 19,576. Before him are Magomedali Magomedov, Alain Peyrefitte, Shyamala Gopalan, Ibrahim Biçakçiu, Stratonice of Macedon, and Greg Louganis. After him are Princess Marie of Hanover, Oliver Ellsworth, Harry Reid, Margarete Adler, Bernard Binlin Dadié, and Paul Rudolf von Bilguer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Dimitar Petkov ranks 121. Before him are Rosa Mayreder, Take Ionescu, May Robson, Albert Samain, Carlo Luigi Spegazzini, and Liberty Hyde Bailey. After him are José Leite de Vasconcelos, Mary Harrison McKee, Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, Victorino Márquez Bustillos, Furqat, and János Fadrusz. Among people deceased in 1907, Dimitar Petkov ranks 86. Before him are Marcel Alexandre Bertrand, Désirée Artôt, Jules de Trooz, Charles Howard Hinton, Muriel Robb, and Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu. After him are George Sheldon, Lena Rice, Christen Dalsgaard, Edmonia Lewis, Nikolai Menshutkin, and Agnes Mary Clerke.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Dimitar Petkov ranks 395 out of 844. Before him are Gavril Dejeu (1932), George Călinescu (1899), Emerich Vogl (1905), Sándor Gellér (1925), Constantin Stanciu (1911), and Florea Dumitrache (1948). After him are Viorel Moldovan (1972), Gheorghe Mureșan (1971), Marin Preda (1922), Simona Halep (1991), Iosif Czako (1906), and Atanase Sciotnic (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Dimitar Petkov ranks 134. Before him are Nicolae Crețulescu (1812), Vintilă Brătianu (1867), Corneliu Mănescu (1916), Take Ionescu (1858), László Lukács (1850), and Gavril Dejeu (1932). After him are Ion Emanuel Florescu (1819), Dezső Bánffy (1843), Nicolae Golescu (1810), Elena Lasconi (1972), Laura Codruța Kövesi (1973), and Gheorghe Mironescu (1874).

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