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Todor Zhivkov

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 7, 1911(86)

Day of Death

August 5, 1998

Place of Birth

Pravets, Kingdom of Bulgaria

Also Known As

Todor ŽivkovToдор ЖивковTodor Jivkov

Todor Zhivkov

Acting

Biography

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 longest-serving non-royal ruler in Bulgarian history.

Known For

Filmography