Stoyan Petrov Danev ( bg, Стоян Петров Данев) (28 January 1858, in

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(today Shumen) – 30 July 1949) was a leading

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n liberal politician and twice

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. A legal graduate of both the

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and the

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, Danev served in a number of Ministerial roles, including Foreign Minister, and became known as a strong supporter of

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. During Danev's first period of Prime Minister (which began on 4 January 1902) the question of the Macedonians came to the fore. A group known as the Macedonian Supreme Committee had been established in

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Trayko Kitanchev Trayko Tsvetkov Kitanchev ( bg, Трайко Цветков Китанчев; 1 September 1858 – 13 August 1895) was a Bulgarian teacher, social figure, poet and revolutionary. In 1895, he was the first chairman of the Supreme Macedonian� ...

which aimed to reclaim Macedonian land from the

. In 1902 the group launched an uprising in the Struma River region, although it was put down and Danev, under advice from

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, outlawed the movement. His reign was dogged by Macedonia from then until 1903 when he was removed from office due to fear of an all out Macedonian uprising, as well as his opposition to the warlike Macedonian bands who enjoyed some popular support in Bulgaria, and replaced by General

Racho Petrov Racho Petrov Stoyanov ( bg, Рачо Петров Стоянов) (3 March 1861 – 22 January 1942) was a leading Bulgarian general and politician. Petrov was born in Shumen. A talented soldier, he was appointed Chief of General Staff at ...

. Danev went on to serve in a number of moderate coalition governments and was a signatory of the

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. When it became clear that Tsar Ferdinand did not intend honouring the treaty Danev was chosen to succeed Ivan Evstratiev Geshov as Prime Minister, although his second ministry proved brief. He was Minister of Finance from 1916 to 1920.

Longevity

At the age of , Danev was the oldest Prime Minister in the history of Bulgaria. The Grave of Stoyan Danev

References

1858 births 1949 deaths Chairpersons of the National Assembly of Bulgaria People from Shumen Prime Ministers of Bulgaria Finance ministers of Bulgaria Heidelberg University alumni University of Paris alumni Bulgarian people of the Balkan Wars Bulgarian expatriates in France Bulgarian expatriates in Germany {{Bulgaria-politician-stub