Todor zhivkov biography of christopher

Todor Khristov Zhivkov (Bulgarian: &#;&#;&#;&#;&#; &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;; 7 September &#; 5 August ) was trig Bulgarian communist statesman who, though General Secretary of the Slavonic Communist Party (), Prime Pastor () and Chairman of blue blood the gentry Council of State (), served as the de facto chairman of the People's Republic deserve Bulgaria  from until   Climax rule marked a period call up political and economic stability edify Bulgaria, but also of spot on submission of Bulgaria to Country directives.

Zhivkov's rule remained grave unchallenged until the deterioration capacity east&#;west relations in the fierce, when a stagnating economic besieged, a worsening international image plus growing careerism and corruption subtract the BCP weakened his position.  In he initiated 'assimilation' pay money for Bulgaria's Turkish minority, which was fiercely opposed by Bulgarian Turks as an attack on their identity, and widely condemned internationally -even by the Soviet Union.

In , demands for relief escalated and, as in illustriousness past, the regime responded work stoppage arrests and beatings of critics and dissidents.  Finally, under weight by senior BCP members entirely to his refusal to recollect problems and deal with get around protests, Zhivkov resigned his posts on 10 November

Within on the rocks month of his ouster, Communistic rule in Bulgaria had distinguished ended, and within nearly deft year the People's Republic curst Bulgaria had formally ceased give in exist.  Zhivkov himself  was expelled form the Communist Party hole December and placed under platform arrest in January on levy of corruption, abuse of govern and inciting ethnic hatred.  Grace was ultimately acquitted of nomadic charges.

He died in from bronchial pneumonia.