Konstantin "Samokovetsa" Dimitrov
Konstantin D. Dimitrov | |
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Born | (1970-11-21)November 21, 1970 Samokov, Bulgaria |
Died | 6 December 2003(2003-12-06) (aged 33) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Spouse | Angelina Dimitrova |
Children | Konstantin Dimitrov Jr. |
Konstantin "Samokovetsa" Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Константин Димитров - Самоковеца) (November 21, 1970 – December 6, 2003) was a famous Bulgarian mobster.
Background
Konstantin Dimitrov was born in Samokov, Bulgaria. He was married with Angelina Dimitrova. They had one son together, Konstantin Dimitrov Jr.
Career
At 16, he was employed as a security guard at Rila hotel in Borovets, Bulgaria. He graduated with a degree in Public Administration from the National and World Economy University. According to his interviews in Bulgarian media, he dealt with trade, consultancy, import, restaurants, and farming. He also owned several firms, and properties in Great Britain . He owned a hotel, several apartments and houses in the Bulgarian resorts of Borovets and Bistritsa. He was one of the most influential businessman in the Balkans. In 1997, he was a consultant for VIS, and in 2003 he was a consultant for Bulgarian and Cypriot companies trading with Turkey.
Death
On December 6, 2003 Dimitrov was shot dead on Dam Square in Amsterdam.
References
- Official business of Konstantin Dimitrov
- Grigor Lilov,Secrets of big players
- Bulgarian Underworld Boss Shot dead in Amsterdam
External links
- Bulgarian Boss Shot Dead (Italian)
- Gangsters at war?
- Russian Mafia
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- Richard Sykes (1979)
- Ahmet Benler (1979)
- Klaas Bruinsma (1991)
- Ibrahim Akasha (2000)
- Pim Fortuyn (2002)
- Konstantin Dimitrov (2003)
- Willem Endstra (2004)
- Theo van Gogh (2004)
- Louis Sévèke (2005)
- Sven Westendorp (2011)
- Hans Nijman (2014)
- Mohammad-Reza Kolahi (2015)
- Martin Kok (2016)
- Derk Wiersum (2019)
- Martin van de Pol (2021)
- Peter R. de Vries (2021)
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since 2000 |
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and attacks
- IRA attacks in the Netherlands (1988)
- Attack on the Dutch royal family (2009)
- Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting (2011)
- Utrecht tram shooting (2019)
- Rotterdam shootings (2023)
- Michael Koomen (2011)
- Rishi Chandrikasing (2012)
- Mitch Henriquez (2015)
- Sammy Baker (2020)