Petar Gudev

Petar Gudev
Петър Гудев
16th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office
16 March 1907 – 29 January 1908
MonarchFerdinand
Preceded byDimitar Stanchov (Acting)
Succeeded byAleksandar Malinov
Personal details
Born13 July 1863
Gradets, Present-day Bulgaria (then Ottoman Empire)
Died8 May 1932(1932-05-08) (aged 68)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Political partyPeople's Liberal Party

Petar Todorov Gudev (Bulgarian: Петър Тодоров Гудев) (13 July 1863, Gradets – 8 May 1932, Sofia) was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician, who served as Prime Minister.

Gudev was appointed prime minister following the assassination of his predecessor Dimitar Petkov (with Dimitar Stanchov serving a few days as interim).[1] His reign proved fairly brief, running from 16 March 1907 until 28 January 1908, and during this time he became notorious for corruption, plundering public funds for his own use.[2]

  1. ^ American Association for South Slavic Studies, Balkanistica, Volume 14, Slavica, 2001, p. 127
  2. ^ R. J. Crampton, A Concise History of Bulgaria, Cambridge University Press, 2005, p. 129