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Petar Mladenov

Петър Младенов
Bulgaria state institutions Socialist-bloc reform leader Bulgaria Bulgaria 1936–2000 ○ Natural causes

The diplomat who opened Bulgaria's post-Zhivkov transition

Negotiations after Zhivkov's removal in 1989 marked the start of the dismantling of communist rule in Bulgaria.

A longtime communist foreign-policy leader, he publicly called for change in October 1989, became party general secretary after Todor Zhivkov's removal, and served as head of state in the early negotiated transition to multiparty politics.

Career timeline
  • 1971–1989Bulgarian foreign minister
  • 1989–1990General secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party
  • 1989–1990Head of state and president during transition