Stiliyan Kovachev

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Stiliyan Kovachev
Born	26 February 1860 Yanbolu, Ottoman Empire (now Yambol, Bulgaria)
Died	11 July 1939 (1939-07-12) (aged 79) Sofia, Bulgaria
Allegiance	Bulgaria
Service/branch	Bulgarian Army
Years of service	1879–1918
Rank	General
Commands held	4th Preslav Infantry Division (1905 - 1909) 2nd Thracian Infantry Division (1909 - 1912) 4th Army
Battles/wars	Serbo-Bulgarian War First Balkan War Second Balkan War First World War
Awards	See below
Children	Dimitrina Kovachev

Stiliyan Kovachev (Bulgarian: Стилиян Ковачев; 26 February 1860 in Yanbolu (Yambol) – 11 July 1939 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian general. During the First Balkan War he commanded the Rodopi Detachment and later 4th Army. He was a Minister of Defense for short time in the beginning of the Second Balkan War in the government of Stoyan Danev (1913).