Yakov Matakiev
Yakov Dimitrov Matakiev (Bulgarian: Яков Димитров Матакиев) was a Bulgarian public figure, politician and revolutionary activist.
Yakov Matakiev | |
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| Яков Матакиев | |
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| Mayor of Pazardzhik | |
| In office November 1893 – September 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Georgi Penev |
| Succeeded by | Stefan Konsulov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1852 Tatar Pazardzhik, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | November 7, 1921 (aged 69) Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Biography
Early life and education
Yakov Dimitrov Matakiev was born on 13 September 1852 in Tatar Pazardzhik in a family of a rich nobleman.[1] He got his education in his home town and graduated high school in Tábor. He began teaching alongside Konstantin Velichkov.[2]
Revolutionary career
He would first participate in the April Uprising of 1876, in which the uprising went unsuccessfully and he was arrested in the prisons of Plovdiv and Adrianople. He was then freed after the 1876-1877 amnesty of the Constantinople Conference.[2]
Political career
For the entire existence of Eastern Rumelia Yakov Matakiev was elected as a deputy and belonged to the party, which at the beginning was called Geshova, and from 1884 (when propaganda for the Unification began) - the Unificationist Party.
Matakiev was also the chairman of the Pazardzhik District Court.[3] He was also mayor of Pazardzhik from 1893 to 1894.[4][5]
References
- "Яков Матакиев". Pzhistory (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- "МАТАКИЕВ, Яков Димитров". Съединението на България. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- "Stroiteljat ... - 1". www.promacedonia.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- "Черно море - седмичен вестник, ред. Петър Бобчевски, бр. 78, 21 септември 1893 год., стр. 3". catalog.libvar.bg. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- "60 са кметовете управлявали Пазарджик от Освобождението до днес | PZdnes | Днес новината си ти" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-03-01.