Nikola Ivanov
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| Native name | Никола Иванов |
| Born |
2 March 1861 Kalofer, Ottoman Empire (now Bulgaria) |
| Died | 10 September 1940 (aged 79) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria
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| Service/branch | Bulgarian Army |
| Years of service | 1879–1913 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
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| Awards | See below |
Nikola Ivanov (Bulgarian: Никола Иванов) (2 March 1861, Kalofer – 10 September 1940, Sofia) was a Bulgarian general, Chief of the Headquarters of the Bulgarian Army between 10 May 1894 and 29 November 1896, Minister of war between 29 November 1896 - 30 January 1899. He is prominent for capturing Adrianople in the First Balkan War and the surrounding of the Greeks army in the Battle of Kresna Gorge which brought the end of the disastrous Second Balkan War.
Nikola Ivanov was born on 2 March 1861 in Kalofer. He studied in the Aprilov National High School in Gabrovo and then in the Imperial lyceum Galasaray in Istanbul (1875–1877). He participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) as a volunteer. After the war he stayed for a short time in Plovdiv before going to the Military School in Sofia in 1878 which he graduated in the next year. On 22 May 1879 he was promoted to Lieutenant. In the same year he was appointed in the Eastern Rumelia militia as a junior officer and served in 1st and 2nd Plovdiv Company. On 9 February 1881 he was promoted to First Lieutenant.
He participated in the Unification of Bulgaria. On 9 September 1885 he was promoted to Captain and with Order No. 4 was appointed for commander of the Tarnovo-Seymen Detachment on the same day.
During the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885 he worked for the chief of the Central Column of the Western Detachment. He participated in the Battle of Pirot on 14–15 November.
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