List of heads of state of Bulgaria

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This is a list of the heads of the modern Bulgarian state, from the establishment of the Principality of Bulgaria to the present day.

It also lists the general secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1948–1990. From 1948 onwards, the general secretary was the country's de facto chief executive.

Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)

Prince Reign House Claim
Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Reign start Reign end Duration
File:Alexander I of Bulgaria by Dimitar Karastoyanov.jpg Alexander I
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1857–1893
Template:Small 		29 April 1879 7 September 1886
Template:Small 		Template:Age in years and days Battenberg Elected by the First Grand National Assembly
File:Zar Ferdinand Bulgarien.jpg Ferdinand I
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1861–1948
Template:Small 		7 July 1887 5 October 1908 Template:Age in years and days Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry Elected by the Third Grand National Assembly

Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)

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Tsar Reign House Claim
Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Reign start Reign end Duration
File:Zar Ferdinand Bulgarien.jpg Ferdinand I
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1861–1948
Template:Small 		5 October 1908 3 October 1918
Template:Small 		Template:Age in years and days Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry Proclaimed himself as Tsar
File:Boris III of Bulgaria.jpg Boris III
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1894–1943
Template:Small 		3 October 1918 28 August 1943
Template:Small 		Template:Age in years and days Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry Son of Ferdinand I
File:BASA-3K-15-302-26-Simeon-The Prince of Turnovo.jpeg Simeon II
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Born 1937
Template:Small 		28 August 1943 15 September 1946
Template:Small 		Template:Age in years and days Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry Son of Boris III
File:BASA-3K-15-273-9-Prince Kyril of Bulgaria.jpeg Kiril, Prince of Preslav
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1895–1945
Template:Small 		28 August 1943 9 September 1944
Template:Small 		Template:Age in years and days Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry First Regency Council
For Simeon II
File:Богдан Филов.jpg Bogdan Filov
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1883–1945
Template:Small 		—
File:BASA-3K-15-250-9-Nikola Mihov (cropped).jpg Template:Small
Nikola Mihov
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1891–1945
Template:Small
File:Todor Pavlov.jpg Todor Pavlov
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1890–1977
Template:Small 		9 September 1944 15 September 1946
Template:Small 		Template:Age in years and days — Second Regency Council
For Simeon II
File:BASA 118K-2-87 Venelin Ganev (retouched).jpg Venelin Ganev
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1880–1966
Template:Small
File:Tsvyatko Boboshevski.png Tsvetko Boboshevski
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1884–1952
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People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)

Status

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Head of State Term of office Duration Political party
Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Election Took office Left office
Chairman of the Provisional Presidency
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:V.kolarov.jpg Vasil Kolarov
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1877–1950
Template:Small 		— 15 September 1946 9 December 1947 Template:Age in years and days BKP
Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S99287, Berlin, III. SED-Parteitag, Rede Mintscho Neitschev cropped.jpg Mincho Neychev
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1887–1956
Template:Small 		— 9 December 1947 27 May 1950 Template:Age in years and days BKP
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:No image.svg Georgi Damyanov
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1892–1958
Template:Small 		— 27 May 1950 27 November 1958† Template:Age in years and days BKP
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Georgi Kulishev portrait.jpg Georgi Kulishev
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1885–1974
Template:Small 		— 27 November 1958 30 November 1958 Template:Age in years and days BKP
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:No image.svg Template:Ill
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1906–1987
Template:Small 		— BZNS
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:No image.svg Dimitar Ganev
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1898–1964
Template:Small 		— 30 November 1958 20 April 1964† Template:Age in years and days BKP
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Georgi Kulishev portrait.jpg Georgi Kulishev
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1885–1974
Template:Small 		— 20 April 1964 23 April 1964 Template:Age in years and days BKP
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:No image.svg Template:Ill
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1906–1987
Template:Small 		— BZNS
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Kongres of MFO 1923 (Georgi Traychev).jpg Georgi Traykov
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1898–1975
Template:Small 		— 23 April 1964 7 July 1971 Template:Age in years and days BZNS
Chairman of the State Council
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Todor Zhivkov , eerste secretaris Communistische Partij en president van Bulgari, Bestanddeelnr 924-8077 (cropped).jpg Todor Zhivkov
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1911–1998
Template:Small 		— 7 July 1971 17 November 1989 Template:Age in years and days BKP
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Petar Mladenov 1978 (cropped).jpg Petar Mladenov
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1936–2000
Template:Small 		— 17 November 1989 3 April 1990 Template:Age in years and days BKP
Chairman (President) of the Republic
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Petar Mladenov 1978 (cropped).jpg Petar Mladenov
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1936–2000
Template:Small 		(Apr) 1990 3 April 1990 6 July 1990 Template:Age in years and days BSP
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Stanko Todorov.jpg Stanko Todorov
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1920–1996
Template:Small 		— 6 July 1990 17 July 1990 Template:Age in years and days BSP
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Nikolai Todorov (1972).tiff Nikolai Todorov
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1921–2003
Template:Small 		— 17 July 1990 1 August 1990 Template:Age in years and days BSP
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Zhelev-1990.jpg Zhelyu Zhelev
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1935–2015
Template:Small 		(Jul–Aug) 1990 1 August 1990 15 November 1990 Template:Age in years and days SDS

General Secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1948–1990)

General Secretary Term of office Notes
Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Took office Left office Duration
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Georgi Dimitrow.png Georgi Dimitrov
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1882–1949
Template:Small 		27 December 1948 2 July 1949 Template:Age in years and days Also Prime Minister (1946–1949)
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Valko Chervenkov.jpg Valko Chervenkov
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1900–1980
Template:Small 		2 July 1949 4 March 1954 Template:Age in years and days Also Prime Minister (1950–1956)
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Todor Zhivkov , eerste secretaris Communistische Partij en president van Bulgari, Bestanddeelnr 924-8077 (cropped).jpg Todor Zhivkov
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1911–1998
Template:Small 		4 March 1954 10 November 1989 Template:Age in years and days Also Prime Minister (1962–1971), and Chairman of the Council of State (1971–1989)
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Petar Mladenov 1978 (cropped).jpg Petar Mladenov
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1936–2000
Template:Small 		10 November 1989 2 February 1990 Template:Age in years and days Also Chairman of the Council of State (1989–1990)

Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)

President Term of office Duration Political party
Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Election Took office Left office
Chairman (President) of the Republic
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Zhelev-1990.jpg Zhelyu Zhelev
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1935–2015
Template:Small 		(Jul-Aug) 1990 15 November 1990 22 January 1992 Template:Age in years and days SDS
President of the Republic
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Zhelev-1990.jpg Zhelyu Zhelev
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1935–2015
Template:Small 		1992 22 January 1992 22 January 1997 Template:Age in years years SDS
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Flickr - europeanpeoplesparty - EPP Congress Rome 2006 (48) (cropped).jpg Petar Stoyanov
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Born 1952
Template:Small 		1996 22 January 1997 22 January 2002 Template:Age in years years SDS
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Georgi Parvanov.jpg Georgi Parvanov
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Born 1957
Template:Small 		2001
2006 		22 January 2002 22 January 2012 Template:Age in years years BSP
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:BG President Rosen Plevneliev.JPG Rosen Plevneliev
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Born 1964
Template:Small 		2011 22 January 2012 22 January 2017 Template:Age in years years GERB
style="background:Template:Party color;" | File:Rumen Radev official (cropped).jpg Rumen Radev
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Born 1963
Template:Small 		2016
2021 		22 January 2017 IncumbentTemplate:Efn Template:Age in years and days Independent
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 from: 30/11/1958 till: 20/04/1964 color:bcp         text:"Dimitar Ganev"
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Head of state titles

State Years Title
Template:Flag 1879–1908 Prince of Bulgaria
Template:Flag 1908–1946 Tsar of Bulgaria
Template:Flag 1946–1947 Chairman of the Provisional
Presidency
1947–1971 Chairman of the Presidium
of the National Assembly
1971–1990 Chairman of the State
Council
1990 Chairman (President) of
the Republic
Template:Flag 1990–1992
1992–present President of the Republic

See also

Footnotes and references

Template:Reflist Template:Reflist

Template:Presidents of Bulgaria

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