Mihail Savov
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| Born | 14 November 1857 Eski Zagra, Ottoman Empire (now Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) |
| Died |
21 July 1928 (aged 70) Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey, France |
| Allegiance |
 Bulgaria
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| Service/branch |
 Bulgarian Army
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| Years of service | 1879 - 1913 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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| Awards | See below |
Mihail Savov (Bulgarian: Михаил Савов) (born on 14 November 1857 in Stara Zagora, died on 21 July 1928 in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey, France) was a Bulgarian general, twice Minister of Defence (1891–1894 and 1903–1907), second in command of the Bulgarian army during the Balkan Wars.
He was twice dismissed from the army and twice reassigned with the help of Tsar Ferdinand. Mihail Savov and Ferdinand are considered the main characters responsible for the Second Balkan War.
Mihail Savov was born on 14 November (26 November NS) 1859 in Eski Zagra (Stara Zagora), at that time under Ottoman rule. He studied in Hasköy (Haskovo), Filibe (Plovdiv), in the Aprilov National High School in Gabrovo and then in the Imperial lyceum Galatasaray in Istanbul (1876).
He graduated the Military School in Sofia in 1879 as Lieutenant. On 9 July 1881 he was promoted to First Lieutenant and then continued his education in the Nicolas General Staff Academy in Saint Petersburg (1881–1885).
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