Sava Mutkurov

Sava Mutkurov
Sava Mutkurov
Born	Sava Atanasov Mutkurov (1852-12-16)16 December 1852 Tarnovo, Ottoman Empire (now Bulgaria)
Died	15 March 1891(1891-03-15) (aged 38) Naples, Kingdom of Italy (now Italy)
Resting place	Sofia
Nationality	Principality of Bulgaria
Occupation(s)	officer, politician

Sava Atanasov Mutkurov (Bulgarian: Сава Атанасов Муткуров) (16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1852 – 15 March [O.S. 3 March] 1891) was a Bulgarian officer (Major General) and politician. One of only three recipients of the Order of Bravery 1st grade, he was among the chief architects of the Bulgarian unification (1885) and, as an officer in the young Bulgarian Army, one of its defendants in the Serbo–Bulgarian War (1885). He also served as one of the regents of the Principality of Bulgaria after Prince Alexander of Battenberg's abdication (1886–1887) and was Minister of War in Stefan Stambolov's government (1887–1891).