Dimitar Peshev

Dimitar Yosifov Peshev (Bulgarian: Димитър Йосифов Пешев; 25 June 1894 – 20 February 1973) was the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria and Minister of Justice (1935–1936), before World War II. He rebelled against the pro-Nazi cabinet and prevented the deportation of Bulgaria's 48,000 Jews. He was bestowed the title of "Righteous Among the Nations".

Dimitar Peshev
Peshev in 1937
Born
Dimitar Yosifov Peshev

(1894-06-25)25 June 1894
Kyustendil, Principality of Bulgaria
Died20 February 1973(1973-02-20) (aged 78)
Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yosifov and the family name is Peshev.
Righteous
Among the Nations
  • The Holocaust
  • Rescuers of Jews
  • Righteousness
  • Seven Laws of Noah
  • Yad Vashem
By country
  • Austrian
  • Croatian
  • German
  • Hungarian
  • Lithuanian
  • Norwegian
  • Polish (list)
  • Romanian
  • Serbian
  • Ukrainian
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