Petko Petkow (politician)

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Petko Dimitrow Petkow ( Bulgarian Петко Димитров Петков ; born May 4, 1891 in Sofia , † June 14, 1924 ibid) was a Bulgarian politician . He was one of the leaders of the left wing of the Bulgarian People's Agricultural Union ( Balgarski semedelski naroden sajus , BZNS; Български земеделски народен съюз, БЗНС).

Life

Monument to Petko Petkov in Sofia

Petkow was born in 1891 as the son of the Sofia mayor and later Prime Minister Dimitar Petkow (1858-1907). In 1911 Petkow graduated from Paris University with a law degree . In 1920 he entered the diplomatic service. In 1921 he became a member of the Agrarian Union. From July 1920 to 1922 Petkow worked for the Bulgarian legation in Paris. He took part in the Genoa Conference in 1922 as assistant to Aleksandar Stambolijski . 1922/23 Petkow was director of the political department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On June 9, 1923, the Stambolijskis agricultural government was overthrown by the nationalists under Aleksandar Zankow ( Juniputsch ) and Petkow was arrested. After his release in July 1923, he played a leading role in the reorganization of the Agrarian Union. After the defeat of the September uprising, Petkov led the left wing of the Agrarian Union and advocated a united front with the Bulgarian Communist Party in the fight against the Zankov regime. From August 1923 he published the newspaper of the united front "Защита" ( Zaschtita ; Eng . "Defense"), which was renamed in September of the same year in "Народна защита" ( Narodna Zaschtita ; Eng . "People's Defense"). In November 1923 he was elected to parliament on the unified list of the Agrarian Union and Communists. On June 14, 1924, Petkow was shot dead by an agent at the instigation of the Zankow regime.

Honors

  • In many Bulgarian cities streets are named after Petko D. Petkow. A monument is dedicated to him in Sofia.
  • The Bulgarian Post honored Petkow in 1967 with the issue of a special stamp.

literature

  • Entry: ПЕТКОВ, Петко Димитров . In: Енциклопедия «България» . Volume 5. BAN, Sofia 1986, p. 182.

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personal data
SURNAME Petkov, Petko
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Petkow, Petko Dimitrov; Petkov, Петков Димитров (Bulgarian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bulgarian politician (Agrarian Union)
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Sofia
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1924
Place of death Sofia