Dragan Tsankov
Dragan Tsankov Драган Цанков | |
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Kliment Turnovski | |
Succeeded by | Petko Karavelov |
In office 19 September 1883 – 11 July 1884 | |
Monarch | Alexander |
Preceded by | Leonid Sobolev |
Succeeded by | Petko Karavelov |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 7 April 1880 – 10 December 1880 | |
Premier | Himself |
Preceded by | Grigor Nachovich |
Succeeded by | Nikola Stoĭchev |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 November 1828 Svishtov, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 24 March 1911 Sofia, Bulgaria | (aged 82)
Political party | Progressive Liberal Party (from 1899) |
Dragan Kiriakov Tsankov (
He was born in Svishtov.[1] Tsankov was initially a civil servant in the administration of the Ottoman Empire, who in the 1850s gained a reputation as a supporter of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church.[2] His paper Bũlgaria appeared in Constantinople in 1859 and espoused his religious positions.[3] Funded by France, the paper argued that a Uniat with Rome was the only solution to Bulgaria.[4] Indeed, Tsankov, who was educated by the Jesuits, helped to form the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church in 1861.[5]
Later he became closely associated with opposition to the Ottomans and the independence movement. Tsankov was initially opposed to the
After some failed attempts to form a Conservative-led administration, Tsankov was appointed as Prime Minister on 7 April 1880 with plans for a wide-ranging raft of reforms.
He initially kept an open mind about the
After his removal from office, Tsankov split off to form his own party, the Progressive Liberals.[14] Although the group did not see government until 1902 and the rule of Stoyan Danev, Tsankov remained an important figure in Bulgarian politics and a constant voice in support of ever closer relations with Russia until his death.
Literature / Works
- Cankof, A. Kyriak & Cankof, D. Kyriak – Grammatik der bulgarischen Sprache (1852) / Grammar of the Bulgarian language
References
- ^ MacDermott, Mercia (1962). A History of Bulgaria 1395–1885. New York: Frederick A. Praeger. p. 157. Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Richard J. Crampton, Bulgaria 1878–1918 A History, New York: Columbia University Press, 1983, p. 13
- ^ MacDermott, op cit, p. 141
- ^ MacDermott, op cit, p. 157
- ^ MacDermott, op cit, p. 158
- ^ MacDermott, op cit, p. 283
- ^ MacDermott, op cit, p. 310
- ^ Crampton, op cit, p. 39
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 779–784, see page 782.
Prince Alexander.... he was soon compelled to form a "Liberal" administration under Tzankoff and Karaveloff....&...(19th September 1883), and a coalition ministry was formed under Tzankoff
- ^ MacDermott, op cit, pp. 324-326
- ^ Crampton, op cit, pp. 44-51
- ^ MacDermott, op cit, p. 328
- ^ MacDermott, op cit, pp. 331-333
- ^ Crampton, op cit, p. 248