Генерал Рачо Петров и строителството на железопътната линия Радомир – Кюстендил – турската граница
General Racho Petrov and the Problems of the Building of the Railway Radomir — Kjustendil — the Turkish Border

Summary/Abstract: The article follows mainly one of the economic manifestations of the eminent military and political functionary Racho Petrov and its consequences. The word is for the activity of the general as a partner, director and representative of the created in 1898 association “Petrov, Dzhumaliev and Co” in front of the government. The only purpose of this economic association is the building of a railway with a great military and strategic importance Radomir – Kjustendil – the Turkish border. In the summer of the next year the Peoples’ Assembly approves the proposal of the ruling cabinet for partial stopping of the building. In the course of the presentation as a result of this the strained relations between the government and the association are followed and accent is put on the manifestations of the general as he firmly defends the interests of the contractors. A detailed picture of his actions is given in the growing more complex life of the association. The unset with the state financial questions are solved satisfactory for the already non-existing association hardly in 1903 when Racho Petrov becomes a Prime Minister. Because of the interest of the society he tries hard to justify from juridical and moral point of view the carried in this way considerable damages on the state budget. After some years, these and some other actions of the already ex-Prime Minister become subject of investigation of several special commissions. In February 1911 the general and yet another four members of the second National-Liberal government are brought to trail. Nevertheless, in 1914 a parliamentary decision is taken for declining the responsibility from all of them. The article clearly marks the political aspects of the treated economic and financial problems. In this aspect, it contributes for the description of the political and moral appearance of General Racho Petrov.

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