Nikola Ivanov Ivanov | |
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| Никола Иванов Иванов | |
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 20th Minister of Army of the Principality of Bulgaria | |
| In office 29 November 1896 – 30 January 1899 | |
| Monarch | Ferdinand I |
| Prime Minister | Konstantin Stoilov |
| Preceded by | Racho Petrov |
| Succeeded by | Stefan Paprikov |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Land Army | |
| In office 10 May 1894 – 29 November 1896 | |
| Monarch | Ferdinand I |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Stambolov Konstantin Stoilov |
| Minister of Army | Racho Petrov |
| Preceded by | Racho Petrov (as Chief of the Ward of Stroevo) |
| Succeeded by | Stefan Paprikov (as Headquarter of the Bulgarian Army) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1861 Kalofer, Ottoman Empire (today Bulgaria) |
| Died | 10 September 1940 (aged 79) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Awards | See below |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Bulgaria |
| Branch/service | Bulgarian Army |
| Years of service | 1879–1913 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
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| Battles/wars | |
Nikola Ivanov Ivanov (Bulgarian: Никола Иванов Иванов) (2 March 1861, Kalofer – 10 September 1940, Sofia) was a Bulgarian general and a minister of defence of the Principality of Bulgaria.
One of the first graduate of the General Staff Military Academy of St Petersburg, he fought as a volunteer during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Ivanov then became chief of the Headquarters of the Bulgarian Army between 10 May 1894 and 29 November 1896 then minister of war between 29 November 1896 and 30 January 1899. During the First Balkan War, Ivanov lead the Bulgarian Second Army throughout the successful Siege of Adrianople. On 4 July his army was defeated at the Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas during the Second Balkan War, a month later his troops succeeded in halting the oncoming Greek army at the Battle of Kresna Gorge as the catastrophic Second Balkan War came to an end.[1]