Petko Karavelov
Petko Karavelov Петко Стойчев Каравелов | |
|---|---|
Kliment Turnovski | |
| Succeeded by | Vasil Radoslavov |
| In office 5 March 1901 – 4 January 1902 | |
| Monarch | Ferdinand |
| Preceded by | Racho Petrov |
| Succeeded by | Stoyan Danev |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 7 April 1880 – 9 May 1881 | |
| Premier | Dragan Tsankov (7 April 1880 - 10 December 1880) Himself (10 December 1880 - 9 May 1881) |
| Preceded by | Grigor Nachovich |
| Succeeded by | Georgi Zhelyazkovich |
| In office 11 July 1884 – 21 August 1886 | |
| Premier | Himself |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Sarafov |
| Succeeded by | Todor Burmov |
| In office 4 March 1901 – 3 January 1902 | |
| Premier | Himself |
| Preceded by | Khristo Bonchev |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Sarafov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Petko Stoichev Karavelov 24 March 1843 Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church, Sofia |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Political party | Liberal Party (1878–1886) Democratic Party (1886–1903) |
| Spouse | Ekaterina Karavelova |
| Children | Lora Karavelova (daughter) |
| Relatives | Lyuben Karavelov (brother) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Moscow University (1866) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Petko Stoychev Karavelov
Early years
Born in
Prime Minister
Karavelov was first offered the premiership in 1879 when
Karavelov then returned as Prime Minister from 1884 to 1886, overseeing
Out of favour
As a committed liberal, he became associated with the Democratic Party after the party split. He broke from his former ally Stambolov and was imprisoned 1891-1894, after being accused of instigating the assassination of government Minister Hristo Belchev. During this and other shorter prison spells under Stambolov Karavelov was subjected to torture.[5] He was amnestied in 1894 with the resignation of Stambolov.[8]
Later years
Karavelov was a founder of the Democratic Party around the turn of the century.[1] In contrast to Karavelov's earlier opinions, the new group favoured a free hand in foreign policy but preferred a closer relationship with the western European powers rather than Russia.[9] By this point he was recognised as the "grand old man" of democratic liberalism in Bulgaria and was the centre of a wide circle of influential followers in the nation's capital Sofia.[10] He briefly returned in 1901 to lead the party's first government.
Karavelov is buried alongside his wife in the grounds of the
See also
References
- ^ a b Frederick B. Chary, The History of Bulgaria, ABC-CLIO, 2011, p. 181
- ^ a b c d e Duncan M. Perry, Stefan Stambolov and the Emergence of Modern Bulgaria: 1870-1895, Duke University Press, 1993, p. 246
- ^ Charles Jelavich & Barbara Jelavich, Establishment of the Balkan National States: 1804-1918, University of Washington Press, 1977, p. 160
- ^ Perry, Stefan Stambolov and the Emergence of Modern Bulgaria, p. 50
- ^ a b c d e Francisca De Haan, Krasimira Daskalova, Anna Loutfi, Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms: Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th Centuries, Central European University Press, 2006, p. 231
- ^ R. J. Crampton, A Concise History of Bulgaria, Cambridge University Press, 2005, p. 93
- ^ Perry, Stefan Stambolov and the Emergence of Modern Bulgaria, p. 70
- ^ Leon Trotsky, The Balkan wars: 1912-13 : the war correspondence of Leon Trotsky, Resistance Books, 1980, p. 475
- ^ Jelavich & Jelavich, Establishment of the Balkan National States, p. 193
- ^ Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild, Equality & Revolution: Women's Rights in the Russian Empire, 1905-1917, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010, p. 37
- ^ De Haan et al, Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms, p. 234
- ^ Jonathan Bousfield, Dan Richardson, Richard Watkins, Rough Guide to Bulgaria 4, Rough Guides, 2002, p. 93
Further reading
- Black, Cyril E. (1943). The Establishment of Constitutional Government in Bulgaria. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. pp. 71, 77–78, 79, 83, 85–86, 86–87, 94, 123, 129, 157, 164, 165, 167, 181, 186, 190, 194, 206, 218, 224–228, 244–245, 249, 254, 257–258, 261–264. Retrieved January 7, 2020 – via Internet Archive.