Ivan Valkov | |
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Иван Вълков | |
Minister of War | |
In office 10 June 1923 – 11 January 1929 | |
Monarch | Boris III of Bulgaria |
Preceded by | Aleksandar Tsankov |
Succeeded by | Nikola Bakardzhiev |
Bulgarian Ambassador to Italy | |
In office 1929–1934 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ivan Valkov January 31, 1875 Kazanlak, Ottoman Empire (modern Bulgaria) |
Died | April 20, 1962 Stara Zagora, People's Republic of Bulgaria | (aged 87)
Political party | Military Union |
Alma mater | Sofia Military School (1896) Nikolayev Academy of General Staff (1909) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Branch/service | Bulgarian Land Forces |
Years of service | 1896–1929 |
Rank | General of Infantry |
Commands | 44th Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | Balkan Wars World War I |
Ivan Valkov (Bulgarian: Иван Вълков; 31 January 1875, in Kazanlak, Ottoman Empire – 20 April 1962, in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian General of Infantry who fought in World War I and later held the post of Minister of War (1923–1929).