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Nikola Zhekov

1865 - 1949

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Nikola Todorov Zhekov (Bulgarian: Никола Тодоров Жеков; German: Nikola Todorow Schekow; 6 January 1865 – 1 November 1949) was the Minister of War of Bulgaria in 1915 and served as commander-in-chief from 1915 to 1918 during World War I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikola Zhekov has received more than 98,216 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Nikola Zhekov is the 4,617th most popular politician (up from 5,331st in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nikola Zhekov ranks 4,617 out of 19,576Before him are Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia, John Tristan, Count of Valois, Mustafa Dzhemilev, Yaroslav II of Vladimir, and Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz. After him are Ziusudra, Yuya, Walter Simons, Musa of Parthia, Amadou Toumani Touré, and Doquz Khatun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Nikola Zhekov ranks 39Before him are John Mott, L'Inconnue de la Seine, Charles G. Dawes, Duan Qirui, Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, and Ernst Troeltsch. After him are Yvette Guilbert, Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow, Lala Lajpat Rai, Rüdiger von der Goltz, Princess Marie of Orléans, and Wilfrid Voynich. Among people deceased in 1949, Nikola Zhekov ranks 36Before him are Aleksandra Ekster, László Rajk, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Henry McMahon, José Clemente Orozco, and Ellery Harding Clark. After him are Valentino Mazzola, Béla Balázs, Ulrich Salchow, Joaquín Turina, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, and Harry Stack Sullivan.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Nikola Zhekov ranks 44 out of 415Before him are Nicolai Ghiaurov (1929), John of Rila (876), Hristo Botev (1848), Stefka Kostadinova (1965), Irina Bokova (1952), and Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria (1324). After him are Ratko Janev (1939), Petar Mladenov (1936), Chernorizets Hrabar (890), Georgi Markov (1929), Sineperver Sultan (1761), and Kiril, Prince of Preslav (1895).

Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Nikola Zhekov ranks 24Before him are Rumen Radev (1963), Zhelyu Zhelev (1935), Michael Shishman of Bulgaria (1280), Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879), Peter I of Bulgaria (927), and Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria (1324). After him are Petar Mladenov (1936), Sineperver Sultan (1761), Kiril, Prince of Preslav (1895), Vasile Lupu (1595), Vasil Kolarov (1877), and Peter II of Bulgaria (1150).