Gavril Krastevich
Gavril Baew Krastewitsch also called Gavril Pasha ( Bulgarian Гаврил Баев Кръстевич; * 1817 or 1822 in Kotel, † November 16, 1898 in Istanbul), born as Gandju Krastev ( Bulg Гандю Баев Кръстев ) was Phanariot, Bulgarian origin, activists of the Bulgarian National rebirth and after Aleksandar Bogoridi third and last Governor-General, created in the Congress of Berlin Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia.
Gavril Krastewisch was born in 1817 or 1822 in Kotel. As a teenager, Gavril visited the Greek-speaking school in Kotel, where already Sophronius of Vratsa and have learned from Stefan Bogoridi. Because of his good grades, he was awarded a scholarship by Stefan Bogoridi and completed his schooling from the famous Greek Fener College in Istanbul. After he finished law school in Paris, he worked for Stefan Bogoridi. He quickly became his secretary and his deputy from 1846 as manager of the island of Samos. From 1850 he participated in high positions in the legal authority of the Ottoman Empire. 1869 Krastewitsch published in Constantinople Opel Bulgarian history after Krastewitsch.
In Istanbul Knjaz Gavril Krastewisch took part in the battle for an independent Bulgarian church. In its proposals, the Statute ( of Laws ) was founded in Istanbul in 1870 the Bulgarian Exarchate was written. Also, to further build the church he attended.
From Istanbul, he wrote regularly in several Bulgarian newspapers and magazines, at times he was editor of the magazine Bulgarian libraries ( Bulg " Български книжници "). In this context, he wrote a Bulgarian history ( Bulg " История българска "). From 1871 he was a member and honorary chairman of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
After the establishment of the autonomous province of Eastern Rumelia, he was 1879-1884 Director of Foreign Affairs and in 1884 governor-general of the province. As Governor, he remained in office until the evening of 5 Septemberjul. / September 17 1885greg it. was overthrown by a coup officer. The next day, an interim government set up under the leadership of Georgi Stranski together, but also belonged to other well-known personalities such as Zahari Stoyanov, Sawa Mutkurow or Kosta Panica and explained the immediate union with the Principality of Bulgaria under Prince Alexander of Battenberg.
Famous Krastewisch is also because of its utterance "Guys, I 'm also a Bulgarian " when he was arrested during the officer coup.
After the union he went back to Istanbul. He died there on 16 November 1898.