Petar Todorov Gudev () (13 July 1863, Gradets – 8 May 1932,

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) was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician, who served as

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. Gudev was appointed prime minister following the assassination of his predecessor Dimitar Petkov (with Dimitar Stanchov serving a few days as interim). His reign proved fairly brief, running from 16 March 1907 until 28 January 1908, and during this time he became notorious for corruption, plundering public funds for his own use.R. J. Crampton, ''A Concise History of Bulgaria'', Cambridge University Press, 2005, p. 129

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1863 births 1932 deaths Chairpersons of the National Assembly of Bulgaria People from Kotel, Bulgaria People's Liberal Party politicians Prime ministers of Bulgaria People from the Ottoman Empire {{Bulgaria-politician-stub