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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 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 767,820 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. Todor Zhivkov is the 828th most popular politician (up from 982nd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 14th in 2019) and the 6th 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 828 out of 15,577. Before him are Constantine IX Monomachos, Stefan Dušan, Ancus Marcius, Christian IV of Denmark, Gordian III, and Emperor Gaozu of Tang. After him are Vlad II Dracul, Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XIII of Sweden, Olaf II of Norway, Wilhelm Pieck, and Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Todor Zhivkov ranks 12. Before him are Naguib Mahfouz, Juan Manuel Fangio, Emil Cioran, Władysław Szpilman, Nino Rota, and William Golding. After him are Võ Nguyên Giáp, Marshall McLuhan, Czesław Miłosz, Jack Ruby, Robert Johnson, and Mikhail Botvinnik. Among people deceased in 1998, Todor Zhivkov ranks 6. Before him are Akira Kurosawa, Pol Pot, Frank Sinatra, Jean Marais, and Halldór Laxness. After him are Ernst Jünger, Carlos Castaneda, Jean-François Lyotard, Yang Shangkun, Octavio Paz, and Alan Shepard.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov ranks 10 out of 372. Before him are Elias Canetti (1905), Belisarius (505), Galerius (250), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), and Boris III of Bulgaria (1894). After him are Phocas (547), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Marcian (396), Diogenes of Apollonia (-460), Julia Kristeva (1941), and Talaat Pasha (1874).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov ranks 6. Before him are Ahmed III (1673), Galerius (250), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), and Boris III of Bulgaria (1894). After him are Phocas (547), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Marcian (396), Talaat Pasha (1874), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), and Kubrat (605).

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