off to form his own party, the Progressive Liberals. Although the group did not see government until 1902 and the rule of Stoyan Danev, Tsankov remained an important figure in Bulgarian politics and a constant voice in support of ever closer relations with Russia until his death. Literature / Works Cankof, A. Kyriak & Cankof, D. Kyriak – Grammatik der bulgarischen Sprache (1852) / Grammar of the Bulgarian language References External links 1828 births 1911 deaths Chairpersons of the National Assembly of Bulgaria People from Svishtov Liberal Party (Bulgaria) politicians Progressive Liberal Party (Bulgaria) politicians Prime Ministers of Bulgaria Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy from Catholicism Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 19th-century Bulgarian people Members of the National Assembly (Bulgaria)