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Gavril Krastevich

1817–1898 · 19th century · Also known as Gavril Pasha

Gavril Krastevich was a Bulgarian scholar and Ottoman official who served as governor-general of Eastern Rumelia from 1884 to 1885. His administration was overthrown by the bloodless coup of September 1885 in Plovdiv, which united Eastern Rumelia with the Principality of Bulgaria. Earlier he had worked for an independent Bulgarian church.

Gavril Krastevich
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Eastern Rumelia

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