Dimităr Peshev
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Dimităr Peshev was a Bulgarian politician and deputy speaker of parliament who played a key role in preventing the deportation of Bulgaria’s Jews during the Holocaust and was later imprisoned by the communist regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dimităr Peshev canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bulgarian politician
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Righteous Among the Nations ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Bulgarian resistance to the deportation of Jews in 1943 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Sofia
ⓘ
surface form:
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
| charge | collaboration with the pro-German regime ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Dimităr Peshev Square in Jerusalem
ⓘ
monuments and plaques in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-06-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-02-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
ⓘ
surface form:
Sofia University
|
| ethnicGroup | Bulgarians ⓘ |
| familyName | Peshev ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| givenName |
Dimitar
ⓘ
surface form:
Dimităr
|
| hasWorkAbout | The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Bulgarian ⓘ |
| laterOutcome | released early from prison ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of moral courage in Bulgaria during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Alliance (Bulgaria)
ⓘ
People's Party (Bulgaria) ⓘ |
| name | Dimităr Peshev self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | opposing the deportation of Bulgaria's Jews in 1943 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opposed | deportation of Bulgarian Jews to Nazi extermination camps ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole | Deputy Speaker of the 25th National Assembly of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kyustendil
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surface form:
Kyustendil, Bulgaria
|
| placeOfDeath |
Sofia
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surface form:
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
| playedKeyRoleIn | prevention of the deportation of Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria
ⓘ
Minister of Justice of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Righteous Among the Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem
|
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| sentence | 15 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| sufferedConsequence | political persecution after World War II ⓘ |
| supported | civil rights of Bulgarian Jews ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| trial |
People's Court
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Court (Bulgaria)
|
| wasImprisonedBy | communist regime in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Sofia
ⓘ
surface form:
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
| yearOfRecognition | 1973 ⓘ |
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