Yanko Sakazov

Portrait of Yanko Sakazov. Source: Bulgarian Archives State Agency In his homeyard, 1939. Source: Bulgarian Archives State Agency Yanko Ivanov Sakazov (; 24 September 1860 – 2 February 1941 ) was a Bulgarian socialist politician.

Sakazov was a native of Shumen, then part of the Ottoman Empire. He went abroad for studies during his youth, studying in Western Europe and the Russian Empire. He was a student of natural sciences, philosophy and history in the German Empire, biology in the United Kingdom and literature and art criticism in France.

Sakazov was one of two candidates of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party elected to the National Assembly in the 1894 election (the other being Gabrovski). Sakazov became a parliamentarian again in 1911, and as the sole socialist deputy in the National Assembly he voted against increased military spending in 1912.

In 1900 Sakazov founded the publication Obshto delo ('Common Action'), around which the moderate faction of the party rallied. Sakazov's followers became known as 'Broad Socialists'. In 1903 the party was divided into two, with Sakazov's faction forming the Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Broad Socialists).

Sakazov served as Minister for Trade, Industry and Labour between 1918 and 1919.