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On January 19, 2013, there was a failed assassination attempt on Dogan at a party congress.<ref>{{cite news|title=Man points gun at leader of Bulgaria's Turkish party|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/19/us-bulgaria-assault-idUSBRE90I0B620130119|accessdate=19 January 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=19 January 2013}}</ref>
On January 19, 2013, there was a failed assassination attempt on Dogan at a party congress.<ref>{{cite news|title=Man points gun at leader of Bulgaria's Turkish party|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/19/us-bulgaria-assault-idUSBRE90I0B620130119|accessdate=19 January 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=19 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Video of assassination attempt|url=http://vgn.me/2cyk|accessdate=19 January 2013|date=19 January 2013}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Ahmed Dogan
Ахмед Доган
Chairman of DPS
Assumed office
4 January 1990
Personal details
Born (1954-03-29) 29 March 1954 (age 69)
Pchelarovo, Dobrich Province, Bulgaria
Political partyMovement for Rights and Freedoms
EthnicityTurkish - publicly declared

Ahmed Demir Dogan (Bulgarian: Ахмед Демир Доган, Turkish: Ahmed Demir Doğan) (born March 29, 1954 in Pchelarovo, Dobrich Province, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian politician and chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS).

Biography

He is the founder and leader оf the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS),[1] a liberal party that represents the interests of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria. He was previously also known as Ahmed Ismailov Ahmedov and Ahmed Hasanov Aptulov (Dogalov)[citation needed].

In September 2007 Dogan's name was listed on an official report of communist-era secret police collaborators. According to the report, Dogan was a paid agent of the Committee for State Security from August 1974 until March 1988.[2]

In October 2010, the Supreme Administrative Court in Sofia acquitted Dogan of corruption in a case brought by the Parliamentary Commission regarding consulting fees paid in 2008 and 2009 in respect of hydro-power projects.[3]

Assassination attempt

On January 19, 2013, there was a failed assassination attempt on Dogan at a party congress.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Kostadinov, Peta (Jan 15, 2010). "Signed and sealed". The Sofia Echo. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Решение №14". Комисия за разкриване на документите и за обявяване на принадлежност на български граждани към Държавна сигурност и разузнавателните служби на Българската народна армия. 4 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria court acquits opposition leader in graft case". Reuters. Sofia. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Man points gun at leader of Bulgaria's Turkish party". Reuters. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Video of assassination attempt". 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

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