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Todor Hristov Zhivkov (Bulgarian: Тодор Христов Живков [ˈtɔdor ˈxristof ˈʒifkof]; 7 September 1911 – 5 August 1998) was a Bulgarian communist statesman who served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 1954 until 1989 as General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
Todor Zhivkov was the first secretary of the ruling Bulgarian Communist Party’s Central Committee (1954–89) and president of Bulgaria (1971–89). His 35 years as Bulgaria’s ruler made him the longest-serving leader in any of the Soviet-bloc nations of eastern Europe.
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Aug 7, 1998 · Todor Zhivkov, the Communist ruler of Bulgaria from 1954 until his ouster in 1989, died on Wednesday in Sofia, the capital. He was 86. Mr. Zhivkov, the longest-serving leader in the old...
Aug 6, 1998 · TODOR ZHIVKOV shared the main failing of many holders of absolute power: he did not know when to relinquish it. The man who led the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) for 35 years would have been...
A chapter from a book on the communist regime in Bulgaria under the long-time party boss Todor Zhivkov. It describes his rise and fall, his relations with the Soviet Union, and his policies and reforms.
Aug 7, 1998 · Todor Zhivkov, Bulgaria's Communist dictator for 35 years who was the longest-serving Soviet Bloc leader and the first convicted of corruption after the fall of Communism in 1989, has...
Todor Zhivkov was a Bulgarian Communist leader who ruled from 1954 to 1989. He followed the Soviet lead in foreign policy, but implemented nationalist policies against the Turkish minority that led to economic collapse and his overthrow in 1989.
