Kimon Georgiev | |
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Кимон Георгиев | |
24th Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
In office 19 May 1934 – 22 January 1935 | |
Monarch | Boris III |
Preceded by | Nikola Mushanov |
Succeeded by | Pencho Zlatev |
In office 9 September 1944 – 22 November 1946 | |
Monarch | Simeon II (1944–1946) |
President | Vasil Kolarov (1946) |
Preceded by | Konstantin Muraviev |
Succeeded by | Georgi Dimitrov |
Personal details | |
Born | Pazardzhik, Eastern Rumelia (today Bulgaria) | 11 August 1882
Died | 28 September 1969 Varna, Bulgaria | (aged 87)
Political party | People's Alliance Democratic Alliance Zveno |
Other political affiliations | Fatherland Front |
Spouse | Veska Rodeva |
Children | Maria Georgieva, Kornelia Georgieva |
Signature | |
Nickname | Стария превратаджия (The old coup-maker) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Bulgarian Army |
Years of service | 1902–1935 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Kimon Georgiev Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Кимон Георгиев Стоянов; August 11, 1882 – September 28, 1969) was a Bulgarian general who was the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1934 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1946. He was considered a "master in the art of coup d'etats."[1]