Todor Zhivkov

Also known as Todor Hristov Zhivkov

former General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party

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Todor Zhivkov was a Bulgarian politician, statesperson, and resistance fighter. He was a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party and held citizenship in the Kingdom of Bulgaria, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, and Bulgaria. He was also known by the nickname Tato.

Born in Pravets in 1911, he died of pneumonia in Sofia in 1998 due to natural causes. He was buried in the Central Sofia Cemetery. Zhivkov was married to Mara Maleeva-Zhivkova and had a child named Lyudmila Zhivkova. He was convicted of embezzlement.

His awards included the Order of José Martí, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of the October Revolution, and Order of Klement Gottwald. He was an atheist who spoke Bulgarian.

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Pravets, Kingdom of Bulgaria

Todor Hristov Zhivkov (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. He was the second longest-serving leader in the Eastern Bloc after Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, the longest-serving leader within the Warsaw Pact and the…

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The Cars We Drove into Capitalism — Self (archive footage)2021
Space Sailors — Self (archive footage)2010

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Instance of: human
Given name: Todor
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Bulgaria
Place of birth: Pravets
Place of death: Sofia
Spouse: Mara Maleeva-Zhivkova
Occupation: resistance fighter
Political party: Bulgarian Communist Party
Languages spoken: Bulgarian
Religion: atheism
Award: Dimitrov Prize medal
Field of work: politics
Image: Todor Zhivkov , eerste secretaris Communistische Partij en president van Bulgari, Bestanddeelnr 924-8077 (cropped).jpg
Convicted of: embezzlement