Nikola Zhivkov ( bg, Никола Живков, ''Nikola Živkov'') (1847 – 28 August 1901) was a Bulgarian educator. He founded the first kindergarten in Bulgaria and wrote the lyrics of

Shumi Maritsa "Shumi Maritsa" ( bg, Шуми Марица, ) was the Bulgarian national anthem from 1886 until 1947. The music was derived from the German folk song "Wenn die Soldaten durch die Stadt marschieren" that was very popular in Bulgaria in the mid-19th ...

, national anthem of the country from 1886 until 1944. He was the brother of educator and women's rights activist

Vela Blagoeva Vela Blagoeva ( bg, Вела Благоева; 29 September 1859 – 21 July 1921) was a Bulgarian writer, journalist and teacher and is noted as one of the founders of the women's movement in Bulgaria. After completing a basic education in the Ott ...

and politician .

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