Dimitar Nikolov Petkov () (2 November 1858,

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– 11 March 1907,

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) was a leading member of the Bulgarian

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and the country's

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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

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at the

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where he lost an arm during the combat. Petkov spent five years (1888–1893) as

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and during his time in charge he undertook an extensive redevelopment of the city. Following the death of

Stefan Stambolov Stefan Nikolov Stambolov ( bg, Стефан Николов Стамболов) (31 January 1854 OS– 19 July 1895 OS) was a Bulgarian politician, journalist, revolutionary, and poet who served as Prime Minister and regent. He is consider ...

in 1895 he took over as leader of People's Liberal Party, a role he held until his own death when

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succeeded him. Petkov's party took office in 1903 following the resignation of

Stoyan Danev Stoyan Petrov Danev ( bg, Стоян Петров Данев) (28 January 1858, in Şumnu, Ottoman Empire (today Shumen) – 30 July 1949) was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician and twice Prime Minister. A legal graduate of both the Uni ...

but

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chose a non-party Prime Minister, his close friend Racho Petrov, instead of Petkov. He was finally appointed Prime Minister in November 1906 but held the post for only a few months as he was murdered by an anarchist in

's Boulevard Alexander II on 11 March 1907. His son Nikola Petkov was also a politician in post-war Bulgaria before being put to death in 1947.Joseph Rothschild, ''The Communist party of Bulgaria: origins and development, 1883-1936'', AMS Press, 1972, p. 37

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