Kliment of Tarnovo

Kliment Turnovski
Климент Търновски
Turnovski in 1887
2nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office
6 December 1879 – 7 April 1880
MonarchAlexander
Preceded byTodor Burmov
Succeeded byDragan Tsankov
In office
21 August 1886 – 24 August 1886
MonarchAlexander
Preceded byPetko Karavelov
Succeeded byPetko Karavelov
Minister of Education
In office
6 December 1879 – 7 April 1880
PremierHimself
Preceded byGeorgi Atanasovich
Succeeded byIvan Gyuzelev
Personal details
Born1841
Shumen, Ottoman Empire
Died(1901-07-10)10 July 1901 (aged 59-60)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Political partyConservative Party

Kliment of Tarnovo (born Vasil Nikolov Drumev, Bulgarian: Васил Николов Друмев; c. 1841 – 10 July 1901, known by his title as Metropolitan Kliment of Turnovo), was a leading Bulgarian clergyman and politician. He was also a writer and one of the founders of the Bulgarian Literature Society (BLS; now known as the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) in 1869.[1]