Georgi Atanasov (politician)

Georgi Atanasov Георги Атанасов

39th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office 21 March 1986 – 3 February 1990
Preceded by	Grisha Filipov
Succeeded by	Andrey Lukanov
Personal details
Born	(1933-07-25) July 25, 1933 Pravoslaven, Bulgaria
Political party	Bulgarian Communist Party (1947-1990)

For the Bulgarian composer, see Georgi Atanasov (composer).

Georgi Ivanov Atanasov (Bulgarian: Георги Иванов Атанасов) (born 25 July 1933) was a leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party who served as Prime Minister from 1986-1990. Atanasov supported the move to oust Todor Zhivkov as Chairman of the State Council, joining Petar Mladenov in leading the opposition. In November 1992 he was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for embezzlement, although he was released on health grounds in 1994.^[1]

References

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Prime Ministers of Bulgaria

Kingdom of Bulgaria	Burmov Turnovski D. Tsankov Karavelov Ehrnrooth Sobolev D. Tsankov Karavelov Turnovski Karavelov Radoslavov Stoilov Stambolov Stoilov Grekov Ivanchov Petrov Karavelov Danev Petrov Petkov Stanchov Gudev Malinov Geshov Danev Radoslavov Malinov Teodorov Stamboliyski A. Tsankov Lyapchev Malinov Mushanov Georgiev Zlatev Toshev Kyoseivanov Filov Gabrovski Bozhilov Bagryanov Muraviev Georgiev

People's Rep. of Bulgaria	G. Dimitrov Kolarov Chervenkov Yugov Zhivkov Todorov Filipov Atanasov Lukanov

Republic of Bulgaria	Popov P. Dimitrov Berov Indzhova Videnov Sofiyanski Kostov Sakskoburggotski Stanishev Borisov Raykov Oresharski Bliznashki Borisov

Italics indicate interim officeholders.

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