Pro-Russian liberal who signed the Treaty of London and was Bulgarian prime minister when the Second Balkan War began
A liberal who studied law at Heidelberg and Paris, he held several ministries, including foreign affairs, and was known as a strong supporter of Imperial Russia. Prime minister from January 1902, he outlawed the Macedonian Supreme Committee after its Struma uprising on Russian advice and was removed in 1903 over the Macedonian question. He served in moderate coalition governments and signed the Treaty of London. When it became clear that Tsar Ferdinand did not mean to honour the treaty, he succeeded Ivan Geshov as prime minister, but resigned on 13 July 1913, during the Second Balkan War, in the face of Russian inaction. He was finance minister in 1918–1920 and, dying at 91, was the longest-lived prime minister in Bulgarian history.
Activities and affiliations
Career Timeline
- 1902–1903Prime Minister of Bulgaria
- 1912–1913Delegate to the London peace conference; signed the Treaty of London
- 1913Prime Minister of Bulgaria (resigned 13 July)
- 1918–1920Bulgarian Minister of Finance