1. Sava Mutkurov served as one of the regents of the Principality of Bulgaria after Prince Alexander of Battenberg's abdication and was Minister of War in Stefan Stambolov's government.
11 Facts About Sava Mutkurov
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Sava Mutkurov was born in the city of Tarnovo in the central Danubian Plain in 1852.
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Sava Mutkurov studied for two years at the Military Medical Academy in the imperial capital Constantinople, but graduated instead from the Cadet Infantry School in the Russian city of Odessa in 1872.
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Sava Mutkurov served first with the 1st Plovdiv Battalion and thereafter with the general staff.
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Sava Mutkurov joined the Bulgarian Secret Revolutionary Central Committee which stood behind the unification.
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Sava Mutkurov played an important part in the turbulent events of 1886.
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Sava Mutkurov was appointed by Stambolov as the commander-in-chief of the troops loyal to Prince Alexander, and soldiers from his Plovdiv garrison were transferred to the capital Sofia to arrest or drive out the plotters.
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Sava Mutkurov was part of the delegation that welcomed the new prince as he arrived in Svishtov to assume the throne.
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On 1 September 1887 that year, Sava Mutkurov became Minister of War in Stefan Stambolov's Popular Liberal Party government.
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Sava Mutkurov was a loyal friend and trusted man of the premier Stambolov, who even made him his brother-in-law.
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Sava Mutkurov served in the government until 16 February 1891, when he withdrew due to deteriorating health and was promoted to Major General.