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Stefan Stambolov

1854–1895 · 19th century

Stefan Stambolov was a Bulgarian revolutionary and statesman. As regent after the abdication of Alexander of Battenberg in 1886, he secured the election of Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, and as prime minister from 1887 to 1894 he ruled firmly, resisting Russian influence and building up the state. He was assassinated in Sofia in 1895.

Stefan Stambolov — Image: Georgi Danchov · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Principality of Bulgaria

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Stefan Stambolov. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/stefan-stambolov
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