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Todor Zhivkov  

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  • Long-time Communist leader of Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov was the longest serving among all Eastern Bloc leaders. A printer by trade, Zhivkov was a member of Parliament for 35 years (1954–1989) and first secretary of the Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party for 9 years (1962–1971). [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Zhivkov, Todor (1911–1998)]

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