| Dimitar Petkov Димитар Петков |
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| In office December 6, 1906 – March 11, 1907 |
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| Preceded by | Racho Petrov |
| Succeeded by | Dimitar Stanchov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1858 Tulcea, Ottoman Empire now in Romania |
| Died | 11 March 1907 (aged 48) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Political party | Bulgarian People's Liberal Party |
Dimitar Nikolov Petkov (Bulgarian: Димитър Петков) (1858, Tulcea – March 11, 1907, Sofia) was a leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party and the country's Prime Minister from November 5, 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.[1]
Petkov spent five years (1888–1893) as mayor of Sofia and during his time in charge he undertook an extensive redevelopment of the city.[2]
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.[3] Petkov's party took office in 1903 following the resignation of Stoyan Danev but Ferdinand I of Bulgaria chose a non-party Prime Minister, his close friend Racho Petrov, instead of Petkov.[4] He was finally appointed Prime Minister in November 1906 but held the post for only a few months as he was murdered in Sofia's Boulevard Alexander II.[5]
His son Nikola Petkov was also a politician in post-war Bulgaria before being put to death in 1947.[6]
| Preceded by Racho Petrov |
Prime Minister of Bulgaria 1906–1907 |
Succeeded by Dimitar Stanchov |
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