Todor Zhivkov facts for kids

Todor Zhivkov
Todor Zhivkov
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party
	In office; March 4, 1954 – November 10, 1989
Preceded by	Valko Chervenkov
Succeeded by	Petar Mladenov
1st Chairman of the State Council
	In office; 7 July 1971 – 17 November 1989
Preceded by	Georgi Traykov (as Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly)
Succeeded by	Petar Mladenov
36th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
	In office; 19 November 1962 – 7 July 1971
Preceded by	Anton Yugov
Succeeded by	Stanko Todorov
Personal details
Born	7 September 1911; Pravets, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Died	5 August 1998 (aged 86); Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality	Bulgarian
Political party	Bulgarian Communist Party (1932-1990) Independent (1990-1998)
Spouse(s)	Mara Maleeva
Children	Lyudmila (1942-1981); Vladimir (1952-)

Todor Hristov Zhivkov was the communist head of state of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from March 4, 1954 until November 10, 1989.

Zhivkov was the longest-serving leader of any Eastern Bloc nation. He is one of the longest ruling non-royal leaders in history.

Images for kids

Todor Zhivkov memorial in Pravets
Large-scale industrialization caused many laborers to move from rural to urban areas, which required the construction of numerous pre-fabricated apartment buildings such as this one in Sofia
Zhivkov's reforms resulted in some expansion of trade with the West, as evidenced by licensed Coca-Cola production since the 1960s with a Cyrillic logo