Todor Zhivkov
former General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Todor Hristov Zhivkov (Bulgarian: Тодор Христов Живков [ˈtɔdor ˈxristof ˈʒifkof]; 7 September 1911 – 5 August 1998) was the communist head of state of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from March 4, 1954 until November 10, 1989.
Quick Facts General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party, Preceded by ...
Todor Zhivkov | |
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Тодор Живков | |
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party | |
In office March 4, 1954 – November 10, 1989 | |
Preceded by | Valko Chervenkov |
Succeeded by | Petar Mladenov |
1st Chairman of the State Council | |
In office 7 July 1971 – 17 November 1989 | |
Preceded by | Georgi Traykov (as Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly) |
Succeeded by | Petar Mladenov |
36th Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
In office 19 November 1962 – 7 July 1971 | |
Preceded by | Anton Yugov |
Succeeded by | Stanko Todorov |
Personal details | |
Born | (1911-09-07)7 September 1911 Pravets, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Died | 5 August 1998(1998-08-05) (aged 86) Sofia, Bulgaria |
Nationality | Bulgarian |
Political party | Bulgarian Communist Party (1932-1990) Independent (1990-1998) |
Spouse(s) | Mara Maleeva |
Children | Lyudmila (1942-1981) Vladimir (1952-) |
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Zhivkov was the longest-serving leader of any Eastern Bloc nation.[1] He is one of the longest ruling non-royal leaders in history.