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Todor Zhivkov

1911 - 1998

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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 Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party. He was the second longest-serving leader in the Eastern Bloc, the longest-serving leader within the Warsaw Pact and the longest-serving non-royal ruler in Bulgarian history. During World War II, Zhivkov participated in Bulgaria's resistance movement in the People's Liberation Insurgent Army. In 1943, he was involved in organising the Chavdar Partisan Brigade in and around his place of birth, becoming deputy commander of the Sofia operations area in the summer of 1944. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Todor Zhivkov is the 998th most popular politician (down from 825th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 8th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

Todor Zhivkov was the leader of Bulgaria from 1954 to 1989. He was most famous for his role in the country's communist regime.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Todor Zhivkov ranks 998 out of 19,576. Before him are Isabel Martínez de Perón, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Magnus Barefoot, and Shapur I. After him are Khosrow II, John the Fearless, Subhas Chandra Bose, Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Jotham of Judah, and John I of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Todor Zhivkov ranks 11. Before him are Naguib Mahfouz, Georges Pompidou, Emil Cioran, Juan Manuel Fangio, Władysław Szpilman, and Luis Walter Alvarez. After him are Czesław Miłosz, Nino Rota, William Golding, Mikhail Botvinnik, Võ Nguyên Giáp, and Louise Bourgeois. Among people deceased in 1998, Todor Zhivkov ranks 9. Before him are Frank Sinatra, Halldór Laxness, Alan Hodgkin, Jean Marais, Allan MacLeod Cormack, and Vasily Arkhipov. After him are Ernst Jünger, Vladimir Prelog, Carlos Castaneda, Octavio Paz, Jean-François Lyotard, and Yang Shangkun.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov ranks 10 out of 415. Before him are Ahmed III (1673), Elias Canetti (1905), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), and Phocas (547). After him are Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), Diogenes of Apollonia (-460), Julia Kristeva (1941), and Tiberius II Constantine (520).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov ranks 6. Before him are Ahmed III (1673), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), and Phocas (547). After him are Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), Tiberius II Constantine (520), Boris I of Bulgaria (828), and Talaat Pasha (1874).

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