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Dragan Tsankov
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Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1828-1911)
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Dragan Tsankov, born Dragan Dimitar Gikov in 1828 in Svishtov, was a Bulgarian politician, historian, journalist, and school teacher. He was a member of the Liberal Party (Radoslavists) and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Tsankov held several significant positions in Bulgaria, including Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria. His professional work focused on politics and diplomacy.
He was educated at Aprilov National High School and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, where he studied under Emanuil Vaskidovich. Tsankov spoke Bulgarian, Russian, and German. He died in Sofia on March 24, 1911. His life and work have been described by sources such as the Nordisk familjebok and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1828
- Died
- 1911
- Works
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dimitar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bulgaria
- Place of birth
- Svishtov
- Place of death
- Sofia
- Educated at
- Aprilov National High School
- Political party
- Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Bulgarian
- Student of
- Emanuil Vaskidovich
- Image
- Dragan-Tzankov.png
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- date of birth
- 1828-11-09
- date of death
- 1911-03-24
- Commons category
- Dragan Tsankov
- name in native language
- Драган Цанков
- birth name
- Димитър Гиков
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