Todor Zhivkov facts for kids
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Todor Zhivkov
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| General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party | |
| In office March 4, 1954 – November 10, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Valko Chervenkov |
| Succeeded by | Petar Mladenov |
| 1st Chairman of the State Council | |
| In office 7 July 1971 – 17 November 1989 |
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| 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 |
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| Preceded by | Anton Yugov |
| Succeeded by | Stanko Todorov |
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| 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
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Todor Zhivkov and Georgi Dimitrov in a Fatherland Front congress in 1946.
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Large-scale industrialisation caused many labourers to move from rural to urban areas, which required the construction of numerous pre-fabricated apartment buildings such as this one in Sofia
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Mongolian leader Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal speaking with Zhivkov during a conference in East Berlin, June 1971.
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Todor Zhivkov being welcomed with bread and salt at the opening of the new Plastchim factory in Botevgrad, circa 1980s
