Alexander Bogoridi
Aleksandar Stefanov Bogoridi also called Aleko Aleko Bogoridi or Pasha ( Bulgarian Александър Стефанов Богориди, Greek Αλεχανδρος Βογοριδης, Turkish Aleko Pasha, * 1822 in Constantine Opel, † July 17, 1910 in Paris) was Bulgarian Knjaz, Phanariot and activists of the Bulgarian National Revival. He was between May 28 1879 and May 1884 the Governor General of jobs created by the Congress of Berlin Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia. Aleksandar was brother of Nikola Bogoridi and great-grandson of Sophronius of Vratsa.
Life
Aleksandar Bogoridi grew up in a Bulgarian, but hellenic influenced family from Kotel. His father Stefan Bogoridi was high Ottoman statesman, among other things, foreign policy adviser to two sultans and member of the Tanzimat Council, Kaimakam of the Principality of Moldavia and the first Christian stewards of the island of Samos. To school Bogoridi first went to the Greek Fener College and later in France.
After completing his studies in constitutional law in Germany Bogoridi returned to Istanbul. Once there, he participated in various high administrative posts. He was a member of the Ottoman Government, Minister for Public Affairs, Diplomat in Moldavia, a member of the diplomatic mission in London and Ottoman ambassador in Vienna ( 1876-1877 ).
After the Russo- Ottoman War of 1877-1878 and the subsequent Congress of Berlin Bogoridi was recommended to the proposal of the Russian Tsar Alexander II to the Governor-General of Eastern Rumelia the Sublime Porte. On 28 May 1879 he was in Plovdiv, the capital of the newly founded province, sworn.
During the regime of powers of attorney in the neighboring principality of Bulgaria Bogoridi supported the liberal leaders Petko Karavelov and Petko Slaveikov. At times, he offered them asylum. 1884, after the expiration of his five -year reign, he went back to Istanbul.
After the abdication Knjaz Alexander Battenberg 1886 Bogoridi was considered one of the favorites for the Bulgarian throne. Eventually, however, Ferdinand was selected for von Sachsen- Coburg -Saalfeld.
Aleksandar Bogoridi died in Paris on 17 July 1910.