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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 37,531 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dimitar Petkov is the 14,994th most popular politician (down from 14,414th in 2019), the 395th most popular biography from Romania (down from 387th in 2019) and the 134th most popular Romanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dimitar Petkov ranks 14,994 out of 19,576. Before him are Paul Radmilovic, Publius Aelius Paetus, Miguel Mariano Gómez, Bushra al-Assad, Athanasios Miaoulis, and Joe Manchin. After him are Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, Nguyễn Thị Định, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Norbert Hofer, Eduard Kukan, and Quintus Marcius Philippus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Dimitar Petkov ranks 121. Before him are Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, John Russell, Sara Adler, Joseph Thomson, Beatrice Webb, and Furqat. After him are Mary Adela Blagg, Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, Victorino Márquez Bustillos, János Fadrusz, and Liberty Hyde Bailey. Among people deceased in 1907, Dimitar Petkov ranks 84. Before him are Ignaz Brüll, Eva Nansen, George Sheldon, Edmonia Lewis, Jules de Trooz, and Lena Rice. After him are Muriel Robb, Marcel Alexandre Bertrand, Charles Howard Hinton, Heinrich Kreutz, Macario Sakay, and Thomas Bailey Aldrich.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Dimitar Petkov ranks 395 out of 844. Before him are Lajos Steiner (1903), Ion Andreescu (1850), Florin Gheorghiu (1944), Petre P. Carp (1837), Bogdan Stelea (1967), and Theodor Pallady (1871). After him are Radu Mihăileanu (1958), Ion Lăpușneanu (1908), Miklós Jósika (1794), Nicolae Crețulescu (1812), Cornel Dinu (1948), and Gabi Balint (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Dimitar Petkov ranks 134. Before him are Dimitrie Brătianu (1818), Constantin Angelescu (1869), Dezső Bánffy (1843), Corneliu Mănescu (1916), László Lukács (1850), and Petre P. Carp (1837). After him are Nicolae Crețulescu (1812), Gavril Dejeu (1932), Nicolae Golescu (1810), Ion Emanuel Florescu (1819), Petre S. Aurelian (1833), and Béla Károlyi (1942).

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