Pencho Ivanov Zlatev ( bg, Пенчо Иванов Златев, 2 November 1881 – 24 July 1948), also known as Petko Ivanov Zlatev ( bg, Петко Иванов Златев), was a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n general and politician in the years before the

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Zlatev was born in Elena, Bulgaria. He became the Inspector-General of the Cavalry. Zlatev was also a member of the Military League, a

right-wing Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...

group that had close links to

Zveno Zveno ( bg, Звено, lit=link), ''Politicheski krŭg "Zveno"'', officially Political Circle "Zveno" was a Bulgarian political organization, founded in 1930 by Bulgarian politicians, intellectuals and Bulgarian Army officers. It was associated ...

. Following the 1934 coup by this movement, Zlatev became Minister of Defence, although as a staunch monarchist he became wary of the growing republican sentiments expressed by some members of the new regime.S.G. Evans, ''A Short History of Bulgaria'', London, Lawrence and Wishart, 1960, p. 173 As a result,

Tsar Boris III Boris III ( bg, Борѝс III ; Boris Treti; 28 August 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver (Boris Clement Robert Mary Pius Louis Stanislaus Xavier) , was the Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1918 until hi ...

orchestrated a counter-coup against the new regime and placed Zlatev as

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on 22 January 1935.Frederick B. Chary, ''The History of Bulgaria'', ABC-CLIO, 2011, p. 78 Zlatev, who was only intended as a strong military presence in the immediate aftermath of the coup, was quickly replaced once Boris' control was assured, whilst the decision to imprison

Kimon Georgiev Kimon Georgiev Stoyanov ( bg, Кимон Георгиев Стоянов; August 11, 1882 – September 28, 1969) was a Bulgarian general who was the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1934 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1946. Life an ...

and

Aleksandar Tsankov Aleksandar Tsolov Tsankov ( bg, Александър Цолов Цанков; June 29, 1879 – July 27, 1959) was a leading Bulgarian politician during the interwar period between the two world wars. Biography A professor of political econom ...

also weakened Zlatev's position.

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1881 births 1948 deaths People from Elena, Bulgaria Prime Ministers of Bulgaria Eastern Orthodox Christians from Bulgaria Bulgarian military personnel of the Balkan Wars Bulgarian military personnel of World War I Recipients of the Order of Bravery Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria) Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class Bulgarian generals Bulgarian monarchists Defence ministers of Bulgaria {{Europe-mil-bio-stub

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