11 Facts About Nikola Petkov

Nikola Dimitrov Petkov was a Bulgarian politician, one of the leaders of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union.

Nikola Petkov was among the founders of the Fatherland Front in 1943 and participated in the establishment of the new government before becoming its target.

Nikola Petkov graduated from the 1st Sofia Boys High School in 1910 and after that studied law and politics at the Sorbonne, Paris.

Nikola Petkov returned to Bulgaria to participate in the Balkan Wars serving in a Guards regiment.

Nikola Petkov prepared and published a book on Aleksandar Stamboliyski in which he made political analysis and characteristics on the personality and the activities of the agrarian leader.

Nikola Petkov was elected to the 24th National Assembly.

Dimitrov emigrated in 1941, Nikola Petkov took the leadership of BZNS "Aleksandar Stamboliyski".

Nikola Petkov negotiated with the other democratic parties for the establishment of the Fatherland Front and represented BZNS in the national council of the FF.

In 1943 Nikola Petkov was interned in Svishtov where he continued with his political activity and was engaged in the organization of the FF.

Nikola Petkov was meeting with Kosta Lulchev and other political activists.

Nikola Petkov had been denied a Christian burial or last rites, despite being one of Bulgaria's few genuinely religious public figures.