Todor Zhivkov was the first President of Bulgaria, serving from July 7, 1971, to November 10, 1989. He was born on September 7, 1911, in Pravets, Bulgaria, to a peasant family. Zhivkov was of Bulgarian ethnicity and a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP). He joined the BCP in 1932 and quickly rose through the ranks. During World War II, he was a leader of the anti-Nazi resistance...
Pioneering the Presidency: Bulgaria’s First Presidential Leader
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