Word: stambuliski
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1923-1923
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Alexander Stambuliski, deposed Premier of Bulgaria, was killed at Vetren near Slavovitza, his birthplace, according to despatches, which may not give authentic information. Permission had been given to Stambuliski to visit his birthplace. Peasants attacked his guards; Stambuliski was freed. Soldiers later attacked the peasants and in the fight which ensued Stambuliski was shot dead...
Thus the tables have been turned with consummate neatness on the Stambuliski Cabinet for its ministers are now in prison, while those of the Suchkoff and Malmoff Cabinets, imprisoned by Stambuliski for drag ging Bulgaria into the World War on the side of Germany, are free...
...principal reason for Stambuliski's downfall is that he took upon himself dictatorial powers purely in the interest of the peasants and made no move to mollify the militants who are predominant in Sofia...
Alexander Stambuliski is the son of a peasant. A rich marriage enabled him to educate himself. Later he entered journalism and polities as one of the founders of the Agrarian Party...
...ruddy-faced, bull-necked person of tall, heavy build, with a heavy, furrowed jaw, a forehead protruding from a tangle of coarse, dark hair; small, dark, shiny eyes, and thick lips under the drooping mustache? Stambuliski has a sullen air which is sometimes lit up by a spark of jovial energy. Physically he is a butcher, with an intelligent eye; morally lie has an iron will at the beck of simple ideas, which are sometimes vague; much sullen conceit, more pride; a good dose of courage; no more scruples than absolutely required; the art, of flattering men's passions...