Burmov Government

Todor Burmov Government

1st Cabinet of Bulgaria
Date formed5 July 1879
Date dissolved24 November 1879
People and organisations
KnyazAlexander of Battenberg
Head of governmentTodor Burmov
Member partyConservative party
History
ElectionSeptember 1879
Legislature term1st National Assembly (21 October 1879 - 24 November 1879)
SuccessorFirst Kliment Government

The Cabinet of Todor Burmov was the first government of the newly independent Principality of Bulgaria, appointed by Alexander I of Battenberg on 5 July 1879. Todor Burmov was a close associate of Alexander, and so was chosen to be the country's first Prime Minister despite the relatively weak position of the Conservative party. The cabinet was tasked with organizing and holding elections for the First National Assembly of Bulgaria, which took place in September 1879.

The fall of the cabinet was due to the narrow social base of the Conservative party and to some unpopular financial measures, including: raising the salt tax, dropping the exchange rate of the silver ruble and others.

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