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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Todor Zhivkov has received more than 838,723 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Todor Zhivkov is the 825th most popular politician (up from 827th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 10th in 2019) and the 4th 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 825 out of 19,576. Before him are Bashar al-Assad, Habib Bourguiba, Kurt Waldheim, Arthur Henderson, Ivan VI of Russia, and Jahangir. After him are Vajiralongkorn, Christian VIII of Denmark, Berke, Ilham Aliyev, Constantine II, and Klas Pontus Arnoldson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Todor Zhivkov ranks 11. Before him are Baba Vanga, Naguib Mahfouz, Władysław Szpilman, Emil Cioran, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Võ Nguyên Giáp. After him are William Golding, Nino Rota, Czesław Miłosz, Mikhail Botvinnik, Marshall McLuhan, and Jack Ruby. Among people deceased in 1998, Todor Zhivkov ranks 6. Before him are Pol Pot, Akira Kurosawa, Frank Sinatra, Jean Marais, and Halldór Laxness. After him are Carlos Castaneda, Ernst Jünger, Octavio Paz, Jean-François Lyotard, Niklas Luhmann, and Yang Shangkun.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov ranks 8 out of 415. Before him are Ahmed III (1673), Belisarius (505), Elias Canetti (1905), Flavius Aetius (390), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), and Phocas (547). After him are Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), Maximinus Thrax (173), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Julia Kristeva (1941), and Diogenes of Apollonia (-460).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov ranks 4. Before him are Ahmed III (1673), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), and Phocas (547). After him are Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), Maximinus Thrax (173), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Tiberius II Constantine (520), Talaat Pasha (1874), Boris I of Bulgaria (828), and Kubrat (605).

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