Nikola Mushanov

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Nikola Mushanov Никола Мушанов

23th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office 12 October 1931 – 19 May 1934
Monarch	Boris III
Preceded by	Aleksandar Malinov
Succeeded by	Kimon Georgiev
Personal details
Born	12 April 1872 Dryanovo, Ottoman Empire
Died	10 May 1951(1951-05-10) (aged 79) Sofia, Bulgaria

Nikola Stoykov Mushanov (Bulgarian: Никола Стойков Мушанов) (12 April 1872, Dryanovo - 10 May 1951) was a Bulgarian liberal politician who served as Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Party.

After a career as a minister in a number of governments, Mushanov came to power on 12 October 1931. His greatest policy success came in 1932 when he managed to bring an end to the war reparations that Bulgaria had been forced to pay. Despite this, the economy remained in a poor state, whilst his policy aims of working with Kemal Atatürk towards reconciliation with Turkey also upset the Right-wing politics. Alongside this, the government was marked by internal political difficulties, notably with the governing Democratic Union splitting during his premiership and the government having to be reformed on different lines.^[1] As a result he was overthrown in a military coup on May 9, 1934 by the militaristic Zveno movement.

During the Second World War Mushanov became known as a supporter of the Jews against the Holocaust and was interned for his work. After the War Mushanov attempted to convince the new Bulgarian Communist Party government to re-establish democracy in the country, although his efforts proved in vain.

References

↑ S.G. Evans, A Short History of Bulgaria, London, Lawrence and Wishart, 1960, p. 171

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v t e Prime Ministers of Bulgaria

Kingdom of Bulgaria	Burmov Turnovski D. Tsankov Karavelov Ehrnrooth Sobolev D. Tsankov Karavelov Turnovski Karavelov Radoslavov Stoilov Stambolov Stoilov Grekov Ivanchov Petrov Karavelov Danev Petrov Petkov Stanchov Gudev Malinov Geshov Danev Radoslavov Malinov Teodorov Stamboliyski A. Tsankov Lyapchev Malinov Mushanov Georgiev Zlatev Toshev Kyoseivanov Filov Gabrovski Bozhilov Bagryanov Muraviev Georgiev

People's Rep. of Bulgaria	G. Dimitrov Kolarov Chervenkov Yugov Zhivkov Todorov Filipov Atanasov Lukanov

Republic of Bulgaria	Popov P. Dimitrov Berov Indzhova Videnov Sofiyanski Kostov Sakskoburggotski Stanishev Borisov Raykov Oresharski

Italics indicate interim officeholders.

Authority control	VIAF: 18902039

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Name	Mushanov, Nikola
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Date of birth	12 April 1872
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Date of death	10 May 1951
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