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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dimitar Petkov has received more than 34,866 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dimitar Petkov is the 14,463rd most popular politician, the 387th most popular biography from Romania and the 128th most popular Romanian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 35k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dimitar Petkov ranks 14,463 out of 15,577. Before him are Raimundo Pereira, Billy Hughes, Alboin of Spoleto, Elizabeth Dole, Philipp Rösler, and Jack Straw. After him are Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Juan Manuel Frutos, Donald Ramotar, David Ige, Jüri Ratas, and Pak Ui-chun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Dimitar Petkov ranks 116. Before him are Carlo Luigi Spegazzini, José Leite de Vasconcelos, Joseph Thomson, Maurice Prendergast, Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, and Willard Metcalf. After him are Tom Clarke, Mary Harrison McKee, Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, Mary Adela Blagg, Liberty Hyde Bailey, and Edgeworth David. Among people deceased in 1907, Dimitar Petkov ranks 80. Before him are Marcel Alexandre Bertrand, Macario Sakay, Lena Rice, Agnes Mary Clerke, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, and Nikolai Menshutkin. After him are Muriel Robb, Charles W. Alcock, Edmonia Lewis, Garrett Serviss, Maxwell T. Masters, and Frederic Moore.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Dimitar Petkov ranks 387 out of 665. Before him are Alexandra Stan (1989), Bogdan Stelea (1967), Irina Petrescu (1941), Crin Antonescu (1959), Ștefan Birtalan (1948), and Ilie Dumitrescu (1969). After him are Ileana Silai (1941), Silviu Bindea (1912), Simona Halep (1991), Ion Emanuel Florescu (1819), Solomon Schechter (1847), and Florea Dumitrache (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Dimitar Petkov ranks 128. Before him are Nicolae Golescu (1810), Take Ionescu (1858), Petre S. Aurelian (1833), Nicolae Crețulescu (1812), Gavril Dejeu (1932), and Crin Antonescu (1959). After him are Ion Emanuel Florescu (1819), Teodor Meleșcanu (1941), Theodor Rosetti (1837), Victor Ciorbea (1954), Alexandru G. Golescu (1819), and Laura Codruța Kövesi (1973).

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