This page will list the various republican heads of state of Bulgaria, as well as leaders of Bulgaria's communist party during the time when it played the "leading role" in the Bulgarian state.
1 Heads of State
1.1 Chairman of the Provisional Presidency, 1946-1947
Todor ZhivkovTodor Khristov Zhivkov ( Cyrillic: To Xpco ( September 7, 1911 August 5, 1998) was the leader of Bulgaria (as First Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party) from March 4, 1954 until he was ousted by the party on November 10, 1989. He was the longest se 7 July 1971 - 17 November19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra
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